It’s About Time
Contents
Lesson Content
Lesson Slides and Hands-on Notes
Readings
Core Readings
Additional Readings
All About Tableau
Lesson Content
Characteristics of time-series data
A short visual history of time-series graphs
Time-series patterns
Time-series data visualization Methods
Line graph
Control chart
Candlestick chart
Slopegraph
Cycle plot
Horizon graph
Sunburst diagram
Calendar Heatmap
Stream Graph
Interactive techniques for time-series data visualisation
Animation techniques for time-series visualisation
Lesson Slides and Hands-on Notes
Lesson slides in
html
and
pdf
formats
Handout of Hands-on Exercise 6 in
html
and
pdf
formats.
Readings
Core Readings
A taxonomy of temporal data visualization techniques
Edward Tufte’s “Slopegraphs”
Introduction to Cycle Plots
Visualizing Change: An Innovation in Time-Series Analysis
The Development of the Horizon Graph
Candlestick chart
Additional Readings
Slopegraph Update
Time on the Horizon
TimeSearcher
Understanding Basic Candlestick Charts
What is a slopegraph?
Donahue, Rafe M.J.
Fundamental Statistical Concepts in Presenting Data: Principles for Constructing Better Graphics
. This article provide a real world example of building truthful and functional time series graph.
Hockey stick graph
at wiki.
Michael E. Mann, Raymond S. Bradley, Malcolm K. Hughes (1999)
“Northern hemisphere temperatures during the past millennium: Inferences, uncertainties, and limitations”
.
Geophysical Research Letters
, Vol. 26, No. pp. 759-762.
The Guardian (2010)
“Hockey stick graph took pride of place in IPCC report, despite doubts”
.
All About Tableau
Slopegraphs in Tableau
Horizon Graph
Viz Variety Show: When to use heatmap calendars
Creating a Candlestick chart
Candlestick Charts and Bollinger Bands