Visualizing data patterns with micromaps
After more than 15 years of development drawing on research in cognitive psychology, statistical graphics, computer science, and cartography, micromap designs are becoming part of mainstream statistical visualizations. Bringing together the research of two leaders in this field, Visualizing Data Patterns with Micromaps presents the many design variations and applications of micromaps, which link statistical information to an organized set of small maps. This full-color book helps readers simult…
Read More ↓Title Statements
- Full title :Visualizing data patterns with micromaps
Summary
After more than 15 years of development drawing on research in cognitive psychology, statistical graphics, computer science, and cartography, micromap designs are becoming part of mainstream statistical visualizations. Bringing together the research of two leaders in this field, Visualizing Data Patterns with Micromaps presents the many design variations and applications of micromaps, which link statistical information to an organized set of small maps. This full-color book helps readers simultaneously explore ...
Review: ""The book is extremely well written. I was totally absorbed by chapters one through four. It is obvious that the authors are in total command of the topic and bring years of experience in the field to the project. The authors understand what areas need special attention and explanation. The language flows nicely and the text is illustrative and entertaining. The limitations of micromaps are known and discussed. The reader gains a good understanding of what they are for and what they can and cannot accomplish.--Oliver Schabenberger, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USA" "This is a terrific book and it introduces some clever tools."--David Berrigan, NIH/NCI" "Bringing together the research of two leaders in this field, Visualizing Data Patterns with Micromaps presents the many design variations and applications of micromaps, which link statistical information to an organized set of small maps. After illustrating the three main types of micromaps, the authors summarize the research behind the design of visualization tools that support exploration and communication of spatial data patterns. They then explain how these research findings can be applied to micromap designs in general and detail the specifics involved with linked, conditioned, and comparative micromap designs. To compare and contrast their purposes, limitations, and strengths, the final chapter applies all three of these techniques to the same demographic data for Louisiana before and after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita." "Showing how to bring statistics to life, this full-color book helps readers simultaneously explore the statistical geographic patterns in their data. The supplementary website provides many resources, including boundary files, real-world data sets, Java-based CCmaps for conditioned micromaps, and R functions and scripts for linked and comparative micromaps."--BOOK JACKET
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2010
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Chapman & Hall/CRC
- Place of Publication:Boca Raton, FL
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2010
Notes
An Introduction to Micromaps Introduction Row-labeled plots Linked micromaps Conditioned micromaps Comparative micromaps Summary and preview of book chapters Research Influencing Micromap Design Influence of statistical graphics research on micromap designs Contributions from other research areas Human perceptual and cognitive strengths and limitations impacting data visualization Summary Data Visualization Design Principles Introduction Enabling accurate comparisons Strive for simple appearance Engage the analyst Summary Linked Micromaps Introduction Page layout Data encodings Micromap highlighting Multivariate data Multivariate sorting Pushing the envelope Software Summary Conditioned Micromaps Introduction One-way conditioned layouts Two-way layouts Higher order layouts Describing and comparing groups o regions Weighted descriptions and comparisons Alternative views CCmaps softwar options Summary Comparative Micromaps Introduction Representing change Types of comparisons Two-way comparisons Rates of change Alternative views Summary and future directions Putting It All Together Summary Exploration of Louisian population changes after the 2005 hurricanes Concluding remarks Appendix 1: Data sources and notes Appendix 2: Symmetric perceptual groupings References Index
The Physical Object
- Description:xvii, 164 s. : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781420075731, 142007573X
- oclc:ocn762146929
- LC Classification:QA276.3
- Dewey Decimal:519.5
Subjects
Writers
More from this Series
No reviews yet. Be the first to rate this work.
Related Works
more →
JMP version 12: specialized models
JMP version 12: using JMP
JMP version 12: specialized models
JMP version 12: scripting guide
JMP version 12: scripting guide
Rate & Review