Learning d3.js Data Visualization

by Rininsland, Ændrew

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Full title :Learning d3.js Data Visualization.

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About This BookUnderstand how to best represent your data by developing the right kind of visualizationHarness the power of D3 by building interactive and real-time data-driven web visualizationsThis book will provide a strong foundation in designing compelling web visualizations with D3.jsWho This Book Is For This book is for web developers, data scientists, and anyone interested in representing data through interactive visualizations on the Web with D3. Some basic JavaScript knowledge is expected, but no prior experience with data visualization or D3 is required to use this book. What You Will LearnGain a solid understanding of the common D3 development idiomsBe able to input data, transform it, and output it as a visualizationAdd simple effects and user interactions to a visualizationFind out how to write basic D3 code for server using Node.jsAutomate testing visualizations using MochaAchieve fluency in ES2016, the most modern version of JavaScriptIn Detail D3.js has emerged as one of the leading platforms to develop beautiful, interactive visualizations over the Web. We begin by setting up a strong foundation, then build on this foundation. The book will take you through the entire world of reimagining data using interactive, animated visualizations created in D3.js. In addition to covering the various features of D3.js in order to build a wide range of visualizations, we also focus on the entire process of representing data through visualizations so that developers and those interested in data visualization will get the entire process right. We also include chapters that explore a wide range of visualizations through practical use cases. By the end of this book, you will have unlocked the mystery behind successful data visualizations and will be ready to use D3 to transform any data into a more engaging and sophisticated visualization.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2016.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Packt Publishing Ltd
Place of Publication:Birmingham
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2016.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (272 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781785882791, 1785882791, 9781785889042, 1785889044
oclc:on1076718556
LC Classification:QA76.9.I52.R565 2016
Dewey Decimal:006.6

Cover -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Authors -- About the Reviewer -- www.PacktPub.com -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Getting Started with D3, ES2016, and Node.js -- What is D3.js? -- What's ES2016? -- Getting started with Node and Git on the command line -- A quick Chrome Developer Tools primer -- The obligatory bar chart example -- Summary -- Chapter 2: A Primer on DOM, SVG, and CSS -- DOM -- Manipulating the DOM with D3 -- Selections -- Let's make a table! -- What exactly did we do here? -- Selections example -- Manipulating content -- Joining data to selections -- An HTML visualization example -- Scalable Vector Graphics -- Drawing with SVG -- Manually adding elements and shapes -- Text -- Shapes -- Transformations -- Using paths -- Line -- Area -- Arc -- Symbol -- Chord -- Diagonal -- Axes -- CSS -- Colors -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Making Data Useful -- Thinking about data functionally -- Built-in array functions -- Data functions of D3 -- Loading data -- The core -- Convenience functions -- Scales -- Ordinal scales -- Quantitative scales -- Continuous range scales -- Discrete range scales -- Time -- Formatting -- Time arithmetic -- Geography -- Getting ge…