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Learn Chart.js

You're reading from   Learn Chart.js Create interactive visualizations for the Web with Chart.js 2

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2019
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ISBN-13 9781789342482
Length 284 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introduction 2. Technology Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER 3. Chart.js - Quick Start 4. Creating Charts 5. Scales and Grid Configuration 6. Configuring Styles and Interactivity 7. Advanced Chart.js 8. Other Books You May Enjoy

Line and area charts


Line charts are used to display a correlation between two sets of data, where one of the sets should contain categorical or ordered data (ascending or descending). The most common application of a line chart is the time series, where the ordered set consists of instants of time. If arbitrary categories are used, it should be possible to establish some kind of connected sequence with them (for example, an ordered sequence of steps).

Line charts display estimates. The points that correlate the datasets are connected with straight or curved lines that represent estimated values. Line charts can be used to predict intermediate values and reveal trends.

Creating a simple line chart

Just like the bar chart, you need to load the Chart.js JavaScript library, place a <canvas> object somewhere in the <body> of your page, and create a new chart referring to the ID of the canvas, and an object with the chart data. The chart object should specify line as the chart type....

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