May 14th, 2021 by AnyChart Team
Clear visualizations make it easier to understand complex information and take the right action based on it. DataViz Weekly is here to show you some of the best examples of charts and maps that let data speak. This time, we are happy to put a spotlight on the following great new data visualization projects:
- Top YouTube video greetings — YouTube and Polygraph
- World migration statistics — IOM
- U.S. climate normals — NOAA
- Lightning stroke density worldwide — Vaisala
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May 11th, 2021 by Shachee Swadia
A step-by-step guide for building an interactive JS Mosaic Chart. Illustrated by visualizing data on quarterly PC shipments by brand in 2020.
Data visualization is a valuable tool in today’s scenario, with data everywhere and various opportunities to tap into that data to find insights. Visual charts are imperative to communicate ideas, identify patterns, and make the most of the available data.
So then, would you like to quickly and easily learn how to create a really cool chart that showcases data interestingly?
A mosaic chart is a multi-series chart that effectively represents data with over 2 parameters and is so-called because each data point has distinctive indents, making it visually similar to a piece of mosaic art. Not only is this chart beautiful to look at, but is also very helpful in representing multiple variables and recognizing the relationship between these different variables.
The year 2020 was not all bad, at least for the market of personal computers. The sales of PCs increased throughout each quarter of 2020, with more people working and studying from home. I explored how each brand fared in every quarter based on the number of global shipments.
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May 7th, 2021 by AnyChart Team
Every week, we choose the four most interesting visualizations from all we came across these days and present them to you in a quick review. Below is a list of the ones that made it to this new DataViz Weekly — take a glance and keep reading for a closer look at each!
- Vaccination rates in comparison with case metrics across the U.S. — McKinsey & Company
- Political bubbles across the U.S. — The New York Times Opinion
- Stephen Curry’s record-setting April scoring spree — The Washington Post
- World justified, left-aligned, centered, right-aligned — Nicolas Lambert
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April 30th, 2021 by AnyChart Team
Continuing the series of weekly data visualization roundups, we’re glad to introduce you to our selection of new awesome charts and maps from around the web. Check out our latest picks!
- 2020 U.S. Census results — Nathan Yau
- American public opinion — The Economist
- Migration within the U.S. during the pandemic — Bloomberg CityLab
- Melting glaciers — The Guardian
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April 23rd, 2021 by AnyChart Team
Can’t wait for a new portion of engaging data graphics? We’ve got it for you right here, right now! The following visualizations caught our eye this week, and DataViz Weekly is here to make sure you do not miss out on them:
- Top trending hobbies during the COVID-19 pandemic — Polygraph and Google Trends
- Right-wing protests in America in 2020-2021 — Reuters
- Commuting in the Netherlands — Statistics Netherlands
- Map of Reddit — Andrei Kashcha
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April 20th, 2021 by Shachee Swadia
The recent incident of the Suez Canal blockage caught my interest in shipping and prompted me to explore the various shipping ports around the globe. There are more than 850 ports in the world and to get an overall view of where these are located, I decided to plot them on a dot map, or dot density map, using JavaScript.
Building an interactive JS dot density map can seem like a daunting task. But let me assure you that it can be pretty straightforward. Right now, I will show how to make a fully functional dot map chart using a JavaScript library for data visualization.
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April 16th, 2021 by AnyChart Team
Hello and greetings to all who are fond of data visualization! We’ve curated a new collection of impressive maps and charts that came into existence just a little while ago. See what projects are praised this time on DataViz Weekly and read next to learn more about each:
- Reshuffling of the U.S. House seats after the 2020 Census — The Washington Post
- Runnability of streets — Simon Fraser University
- Probability of finding undiscovered species across the world — Map of Life
- Coronavirus in American prisons — The New York Times
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April 12th, 2021 by AnyChart Team
Data visualization has played an important role during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing governments, scientists, healthcare professionals, and the general public to better understand different aspects of the crisis. There are many illuminating projects all over the web that leverage charts and maps to effectively communicate what the coronavirus statistics have to say. Some of them are using our data visualization tools under a free license provided as part of the special initiative we announced last spring to support the global COVID-19 data analysis effort.
We told you about two examples of such projects earlier: StopCorona and iConcepts SARS-CoV-2 Stats. Now let us introduce you to another interesting resource — COVID-19 Dashboard Tracker by Maxime des Touches. Launched more than a year ago, while Maxime was yet a computer science student, it has turned from a simple online data table into a complex interactive data visualization project offering up-to-date insight into how the pandemic unfolds in France and worldwide.
Maxime kindly agreed to talk to us about his COVID-19 tracker, experience using AnyChart, and the pandemic in general. Check out our quick interview, glance at a few screenshots, and try his open-source dashboard by yourself. (Stack: HTML/jQuery/JSON.)
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April 9th, 2021 by AnyChart Team
Look at these new exciting examples of data visualizations! We’ve stumbled upon these just recently and are more than happy to present them to you today on DataViz Weekly:
- Share of population with income below the poverty threshold — Our World in Data
- World Happiness Report 2021 — SDSN
- Most popular music in your city and worldwide — The Pudding
- COVID’s impact on retail stores on Oxford St, Rodeo Dr, and Russell St — Quartz
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April 2nd, 2021 by AnyChart Team
As we continue to bring you regular roundups of the best visualizations we have stumbled upon out there, it’s Friday and DataViz Weekly here! Read next and you’ll meet the following new stunning projects:
- Country wealth and vaccination roll-out — The New York Times
- Spread of the Kent variant across Britain and worldwide — Reuters
- Earth’s сlimate history in proxy data — Carbon Brief
- Interactive Mao Kun map explorer — Ryan Carpenter
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