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Creating Timeline Chart of Roman History Using JavaScript

October 3rd, 2024 by AnyChart Team

A laptop with an interactive timeline chart of Roman history, from the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire, created using JavaScript in this tutorialEver caught yourself thinking about the Roman Empire more often than you’d like to admit? You’re not alone, and we’ve got just the thing for you! With the recent AnyChart JS Charts 8.13.0 release, we’ve enhanced our timeline chart for better support of historical data visualization. We’d love to showcase this improvement in action.

We’ve added a Roman History Timeline to our gallery of timeline chart examples, and we now invite you to discover how it was developed from scratch. In this in-depth JavaScript charting tutorial, we’ll cover everything from A to Z, meticulously guiding you through each step — from setting up the HTML environment to adding detailed data and customizing the visualization to make the chart both informative and engaging. The final result is an interactive timeline that you can proudly call your own Roman Empire.

So, whether you’re a history enthusiast caught up in the recent meme trend or a developer eager to expand your data visualization skills, follow along and learn how to create compelling historical timeline charts using JavaScript!

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Figures Without Any Charts — JS Chart Tips

September 23rd, 2024 by AnyChart Team

Figures Without Any ChartsExploring minimalistic data presentation, this entry of JS Chart Tips shifts focus from complex visualizations to effectively showing raw numerical data. While our JavaScript charting library is designed to enable compelling graphical data displays, sometimes simplicity provides clearer insights. Reflecting on a recent customer request handled by our Support Team, now we’ll delve into how to display figures in a straightforward and direct way without creating any charts, offering a streamlined alternative that may be suitable in specific contexts.

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JavaScript Pie Chart with Radial Scale — JS Chart Tips

September 9th, 2024 by AnyChart Team

JavaScript Pie Chart with Radial Scale Demonstrated in This Issue of JS Chart Tips on AnyChart BlogWelcome to JS Chart Tips, our new blog series where we showcase practical solutions to common and unique challenges our Support Team has helped customers overcome. This time, we’re eager to explain how to build a sophisticated circular diagram that may resemble a pie chart with a radial scale. Just a heads-up: this type of visualization is technically a polar column chart.

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JavaScript Gantt Chart with Custom Data Grid Header Font — JS Chart Tips

August 20th, 2024 by AnyChart Team

A screenshot of a JavaScript Gantt chart with custom data grid header font, displayed with JS code, explained in this edition of JS Chart Tips on AnyChart BlogHey everyone! We’re excited to launch a new regular feature on our blog called JS Chart Tips. In this series, we’ll share some recent cases handled by our Support Team for users of our JavaScript charting library, highlighting both frequent questions and those unique solutions that shouldn’t remain hidden.

Whether these scenarios directly resonate with a challenge you’re facing or simply spark an idea for your current or future data visualization development tasks, we hope you’ll find valuable insights. Each entry will include code snippets and JS chart examples to illustrate the solutions. If you get additional questions or need more details, simply comment below or contact our Support Team directly. We’re here to help enhance your JavaScript charting experience!

Without further ado, welcome to the first edition of JS Chart Tips! Today, you’ll learn how to customize the font of the data grid header in a JavaScript Gantt chart.

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Pivot Table vs. Decomposition Tree: Advancing Data Insights

June 27th, 2024 by AnyChart Team

Comparing a pivot table with a decomposition tree for data analysisIn the evolving data landscape, the pivot table has long been a cornerstone of the data analyst’s toolkit. Traditionally used to summarize datasets in a condensed tabular form, pivot tables facilitate quick overviews and basic drill-down capabilities. However, as data sets grow larger and more complex, the static and manual nature of pivot tables can limit their effectiveness.

Enter the decomposition tree, an advanced data visualization technique that not only presents data but also uncovers deeper patterns and insights ad-hoc, all through its dynamic, interactive hierarchical structure. As a relatively new tool in the realm of data analysis and business intelligence, it is increasingly used as an effective alternative to a pivot table yet still often underrated, given its inherent potential.

This article explores several reasons why decomposition trees can be advantageous over traditional pivot tables, illustrated with real-world use cases.

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How to Build Network Graph with JavaScript

May 23rd, 2024 by Alex Carter | DZone

Network Graph with JavaScript: GuideNetwork graphs are a practical and effective tool in data visualization, particularly useful for illustrating the relationships and connections within complex systems. These charts are useful for understanding structures in various contexts, from social networks to corporate hierarchies. In this tutorial, we’ll delve into a quick path to creating a compelling, interactive network graph using JavaScript.

We’ll use the Volkswagen Group as our example, mapping out its subsidiaries and product lines to showcase how network graphs can make complex organizational structures understandable and accessible. By the end of this step-by-step guide, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to quickly construct and customize a JS-based network graph. Buckle up, as it’s time to hit the road!

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Creating Interactive Network Graph Using JavaScript with Ease

April 18th, 2024 by Taylor Brooks

Network Graph based on JavaScript visualizing our Solar System network for the tutorialCreating a vibrant network graph in JavaScript might seem like crafting a digital cosmos: intricate, fascinating, yet entirely within reach. Whether you’re aiming to illustrate the complex interconnections within a galaxy, a social network, or the internal hierarchy of a multinational corporation, network graphs serve as a powerful tool to bring data to life, revealing hidden patterns and insights through visual representation.

Let’s embark on a journey to demystify the process, guiding you step-by-step on how to construct your very own network graph, with the Solar System as our illustrative example.

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Creating Calendar Charts with JavaScript

March 4th, 2024 by Nick Gogin

Calendar Charts in JavaScript (HTML5)Building an interactive calendar chart from scratch may initially seem daunting and time-consuming. However, I'm here to show you it's not only manageable but straightforward once you know the steps. Whether you're developing a scheduling application, tracking events, or looking to enhance your web page with a sleek calendar graphic, this tutorial is designed specifically for you. I'll guide you through the steps to create impressive interactive calendar charts using JavaScript, simplifying what may seem complex.

We'll delve into this process using a JavaScript charting library. As a support engineer at AnyChart, and with our JS library recently named best in data visualization, it was a natural choice to use our tool for this tutorial. What about the example data? Other tutorials! There's a treasure trove of JS charting tutorials on our blog, and it occurred to me that compiling these tutorials into a calendar chart would serve as a unique, engaging, and practical example for this guide.

Therefore, the calendar chart created by the end of this tutorial will offer a concise overview of all tutorials published on the AnyChart blog over the last four years, enabling you to quickly discover the ones that interest you the most. All aboard, fellow web developers and data enthusiasts!

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How to Build Point Map with JavaScript

December 22nd, 2023 by Awan Shrestha

If you’re a budding developer or data enthusiast eager to explore map creation, you’re in the right place. In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through how to easily build an interactive point map using JavaScript.

To make things even more interesting, I’ll use data on the number of millionaires in cities as an example. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have made a visually stunning JS point map, ready to tell the story of the world’s wealthiest cities and a solid understanding of applying these skills to any data and scenarios. And stick around for a bonus at the end — I’ll also show you how to transform your point map into a bubble map where the size of the markers conveys additional information.

Ready to master the JS point mapping technique? Let’s get started, and don’t forget to join me in the bonus section where size matters!

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How to Make Mekko Chart Using JavaScript

November 27th, 2023 by Awan Shrestha

Data visualization plays a pivotal role in comprehending complex information and conveying insights clearly. Among the diverse array of techniques, the Mekko chart stands out for its ability to vividly represent categorical data and illuminate relationships between categories and subcategories.

In this tutorial, we will delve into the world of Mekko charts. First, let’s take a moment to explore what they are and how they function. Then, we’ll get to the focal point, a step-by-step guide on how to quickly create a Mekko chart using JavaScript.

The data used for illustration is the U.S. car sales data for the top eight car brands in 2022. By the end of this tutorial, you will have crafted a cool interactive JS Mekko chart that graphically represents the respective proportions within this data by brand and by quarter.

So, ignite your data visualization engines, and let’s go!

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