Bubble chart (disambiguation)

A bubble chart is a type of chart that displays three dimensions of data.

Bubble chart may also refer to:

  • In architecture, the term "bubble chart" is also applied to a first architectural sketch of the layout constructed with bubbles.[1]
  • In software engineering, "bubble chart" can refer to a data flow, a data structure or other diagram in which entities are depicted with circles or bubbles and relationships are represented by links drawn between the circles.
  • In Information visualization, a "bubble chart" is a technique in which a set of numeric quantities is represented by closely packed circles whose areas are proportional to the quantities. Unlike a traditional bubble chart, such displays don't assign meaning to x- or y-axis positions, but seek to pack circles as tightly as possible to make efficient use of space. Bubble charts were introduced by Fernanda Viegas and Martin Wattenberg[2] and have since become a popular method of displaying data. Bubble charts are included in popular visualization toolkits such as D3[3] and have been used by the New York Times.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Bryan Lawson (2004). What Designers Know. Elsevier, 2004. ISBN 0-7506-6448-7. p.44.
  2. ↑ 2007: Many Eyes: A Site for Visualization at Internet Scale. Fernanda B. Viégas, Martin Wattenberg, Frank van Ham, Jesse Kriss, Matt McKeon. IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization.
  3. ↑ "Bubble Chart". bl.ocks.org. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Carter, Shan. "Four Ways to Slice Obama's 2013 Budget Proposal". New York Times.
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