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Expert Data Visualization

You're reading from   Expert Data Visualization Advanced information visualization with D3.js 4.x

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786463494
Length 394 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jos Dirksen Jos Dirksen
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Preface 1. Getting Started with D3 2. Basic Charts and Shapes FREE CHAPTER 3. Working with Hierarchical Data 4. Visualizing Graphs 5. Working with Geo Data 6. Visualizing Streaming Data 7. Voronoi Diagrams and Heatmaps 8. Custom Shapes and Paths and Using a Brush Selection 9. ES6, TypeScript, and External D3.js Libraries

How long have American firms been in business visualized with pies and donuts

In September 2016, the US Census Bureau released data that showed how long American firms have been in business. The US Census Bureau even created a nice-looking visualization themselves (http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2016/cb16-148.html) showing the results from that data:

In this section, we'll create an alternative visualization using an animated donut chart. While making this, we'll explore the following subjects:

  • Learning how to use animations to occur when data is loaded
  • Using the various path generators from D3 to generate SVG paths
  • Using color interpolators to color each individual part of the donut

You can see this sample for yourself by opening example: <DVD3>/src/chapter-02/D02-01.html. The results look like this:

By selecting a different group of firm owners in the top left you can see the...

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Expert Data Visualization
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ISBN-13: 9781786463494
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