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How to Build Heatmap in JavaScript

May 30th, 2023 by Shachee Swadia

Heatmap in JavaScriptData visualization is a powerful tool that helps us make sense of complex data. With it, we can spot patterns and trends that might take much more time to become obvious just by looking at raw numbers. One particularly useful chart type is the heatmap, and I’m excited to teach you how to create one with JavaScript in this tutorial.

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How to Build Choropleth Map with JavaScript

May 18th, 2023 by Shachee Swadia

Choropleth Map with JavaScriptAre you ready to learn how to create a choropleth map with JavaScript like a boss? Maps are a powerful way to visualize data, but building one from scratch can be a daunting task. Don’t worry, I’m here to help!

In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through the process of building a JavaScript choropleth map step by step. And to make things more interesting, we’ll use Queen Elizabeth II’s state visits as an example to showcase the power of this type of map.

Get ready to impress yourself and your audience with stunning data visualizations, and let’s get started on this exciting journey together!

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How to Create Candlestick Chart with JavaScript for Stock Analysis

May 2nd, 2023 by Awan Shrestha

Candlestick Chart Built with JavaScript for Stock AnalysisCandlestick charts are a fantastic data visualization tool for tracking the price movements of stocks over a period of time. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create your own candlestick chart using JavaScript.

We’ll be using TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) as an example, as they're the largest contract chip maker in the world and have been making waves in the stock market recently.

By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to create your own JS candlestick charts and analyze stock trends like a pro. So, let's get started and dive into the exciting world of data visualization with JavaScript!

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Building 3D Surface Plot in JavaScript

April 11th, 2023 by Awan Shrestha

3D Surface Plot in JavaScriptWelcome to this tutorial on creating a visually stunning and interactive 3D surface plot using JavaScript! If you’re passionate about data visualization and want to expand your skills to the next level, this guide is for you. Here, we’ll take you through a step-by-step process to create an engaging 3D surface plot that will make your data come alive.

Sometimes, representing complex information using traditional 2D charts can be difficult, especially when working with large datasets or data that varies over three or more dimensions. This is where a 3D surface plot (or surface chart) can prove to be useful. In this tutorial, we’ll be using real-world population data to create our surface plot, showcasing the population growth trends of the top 50 most populous countries in the world. You don’t need to be a data expert to follow this guide, as we’ll cover everything in detail.

So, sit back, grab your favorite beverage, and let’s dive into the world of data visualization with a 3D surface plot. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have an impressive chart that you can showcase to your colleagues or friends. Let’s get started!

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Creating Interactive Flow Maps with JavaScript

March 22nd, 2023 by Awan Shrestha

A laptop with an Interactive Flow Map built with JavaScriptFlow maps are a powerful way to represent the movement of objects between different geographic locations, and with JavaScript, creating an interactive flow map is easier than you might think. Flow maps combine the functionality of a map and a flow diagram; this type of visualization shows the direction of movement of people, goods, money, or information, as well as the quantity of those.

In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll guide you through the process of creating a JavaScript flow map. To make it more practical, we’ll use the example of visualizing the number of students from India studying abroad in different countries. By following the tutorial, you’ll learn how to create your own flow maps using JavaScript, regardless of the data you choose to use.

So, let’s get started! Follow along with us to learn how to develop your own JS Flow Map.

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How to Create Box-and-Whisker Plot in JavaScript

March 16th, 2023 by Awan Shrestha

Box-and-Whisker Plot in JavaScript on Laptop ScreenTransform your data into insights with a stunning box-and-whisker plot! Learn what it is and how to create one with ease using JavaScript. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through the steps to make a neat and visually appealing JS-based (HTML5) box chart with the yearly gross salaries of different IT professions in Europe. Unlock the power of data visualization and start quickly identifying trends and patterns today!

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How to Build Venn Diagram Using JavaScript

March 2nd, 2023 by Shachee Swadia

Venn Diagram for Web Using JavaScriptHumans are visual beings, and charts are widely used to boost the UX when it comes to showing a lot of information. Take Venn diagrams, for example, which are great at displaying commonalities and differences between several sets of items. And it’s possible to create a nice interactive one for a web page or app without much hassle.

Scrolling through Twitter before Christmas, I came across a cool Venn diagram comparing Santa Claus, Sauron, Gandolf, and Tom Bombadil. For fun, I reproduced it using JavaScript. That appeared to be easy enough to give me an idea of a tutorial on how to quickly build JS-based Venn diagrams, which I hoped could be helpful to both designers and developers.

So, here I am with the article! The original graphic by Tea with Tolkien that inspired me is used as an illustrative example — let’s build this Venn diagram in JavaScript step by step right now!

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Visualizing Text Data Hierarchy with Word Trees

January 19th, 2023 by Julien Blanchard, Meta

Visualizing Text Data Hierarchy with Word TreesOver the past few weeks, I have been looking for a quick and effective way of representing the structural differences within a set of similar-looking short sentences.

To provide a bit of context, as we approached the end of 2022, my workmates and I got heavily involved in a planning phase for the new year to start. More specifically, we were asked to write a set of objectives and key results that would help drive a common strategy across our supported programs and pillars over the months to come.

And as expected, each and every one of us ended up leaving comments for every subtle change made to the couple of sentences that had initially been dropped into a shared document. As the comments started piling up, it quickly became quite tedious to follow and understand the slight modifications that were being made to our original set of objectives and key results.

As I started exploring what we could have done to better capture and visualise these changes, I recently found a way to display text data in a hierarchical way that I thought would be worth sharing.

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Building Column Charts with JavaScript

December 29th, 2022 by Shachee Swadia

Building Column Charts with JavaScriptWith data everywhere around, we should know how to graphically represent it to better (and faster) understand what it tells us. One of the most common data visualization techniques is column charts, and I want to show you how you can easily create interactive ones using JavaScript.

A column chart is a simple, yet powerful way to display data when you need to compare values. From this tutorial, you will learn to make its different variations — basic single-series, multi-series, stacked, and 100% stacked column graphs — and apply effective customizations in a few more lines of JS code.

As a cricket fan, I thoroughly watched the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup held last month in Australia. I decided to use some data related to the championship for illustrative visualizations. JavaScript column charts built throughout this tutorial will let us look into the batting statistics, and more precisely, the number of runs scored by the top 10 batsmen at the tournament. Let’s have fun learning!

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Creating Radar Chart with JavaScript

December 23rd, 2022 by Awan Shrestha

Web Radar Chart in JSThere are various data visualization techniques designed to reveal insights that numbers alone just can’t. In this tutorial, we will see how to easily create a radar chart using JavaScript. It is an effective way to graphically represent multivariate data of several quantitative variables.

Writing the tutorial during the FIFA World Cup 2022, I could not resist taking some football data for a practical illustration. The JS radar chart examples built and customized here step by step will plot the number of goals three top players have scored for their clubs over the last six years: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Robert Lewandowski.

The whistle for kickoff is blown, and it all begins!

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