Introducing line plots
In this section, we will introduce a line plot, which is a widely used plot to display time series data. A line plot shows the observed values on the vertical axis (y axis) against time on the horizontal axis (x axis). The consecutive values are joined by straight lines to emphasize the continuity of the data over time and the chronological order of the observations.
In the following subsections, we will explain which characteristics of a time series a line plot can show and how to interpret a line plot. We will also show how to build a line plot in KNIME Analytics Platform.
Displaying simple dynamics with a line plot
A line plot displays the entire sequence of a time series. It is especially useful for displaying simple dynamics in a time series, such as a trend or a seasonal pattern. The following screenshot shows the average hourly energy consumption within cluster 26 in a line plot:
Figure 4.1 – Example of a line plot...
