New Data-Driven Stories Worth Exploring — DataViz Weekly
April 19th, 2024 by AnyChart TeamThis week’s DataViz Weekly showcases a quartet of compelling data-driven stories, each powered by the adept use of data visualization techniques. These narratives not only inform but inspire, perhaps sparking creative concepts for your upcoming projects.
Here are the visual stories featured in this issue:
- Unraveling the hold of historical mortgage rates in the U.S. — The Upshot
- Retelling the transformation of San Francisco’s Japantown after Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 — The San Francisco Chronicle
- Revealing hidden risks in common fragrances — Bloomberg
- Exploring the persistent shadows of teen adversity — The Pudding
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Creating Interactive Network Graph Using JavaScript with Ease
April 18th, 2024 by Taylor BrooksCreating 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 GoginBuilding 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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AnyChart Triumphs Again: Awarded Best in Data Analytics and Visualization in 2024
February 19th, 2024 by AnyChart TeamWe are delighted to announce that AnyChart has won the prestigious 2024 DEVIES Awards in the Data Analytics & Visualization category, marking our victory for the second consecutive year!
The award celebrates our JavaScript charting library, continuously acknowledged as the world’s leading data visualization solution for developers. As AnyChart JS forms the cornerstone of our broader product line, this recognition once again highlights the technological excellence and innovation inherent in our entire suite of offerings, including the extensions for Qlik Sense.
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Introducing Updates to Waterfall Charts for Qlik Sense
February 1st, 2024 by AnyChart TeamUnveiling the latest updates to our Waterfall Charts for Qlik Sense! In line with our commitment to empowering users to do more with Qlik, we’ve just added a set of new helpful features and improvements to our Waterfall Advanced and Waterfall Classic extensions. These enhancements are designed to further facilitate extracting valuable insights using stacked waterfall visualizations. Check out what’s in store!
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Qlik Webinar: Fewer Sheets, More Insights
January 30th, 2024 by AnyChart TeamHey Qlikkies! Ever feel overwhelmed by complex datasets, endless sheets, and constant requests from business users? The solution is here — join our exclusive webinar on February 8th and meet the Decomposition Tree, a new rockstar chart in Qlik Sense that’s worth a dozen! Enabling users to slice and dice metrics as they please, this game-changing visualization unlocks root cause analysis and ad-hoc exploration of complex datasets on the spot.
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Unwrapping Enhanced Interactivity for Calendar and Circle Packing Charts in AnyChart 8.12.0
December 7th, 2023 by AnyChart TeamAs the magic holiday season approaches, we’re thrilled to unwrap our latest gift of the year — AnyChart 8.12.0, the newest version of our powerful JavaScript charting library. Packed with various bug fixes and improvements, this release introduces a remarkable feature for Calendar and Circle Packing charts — interactivity events. Learn more about it and upgrade right now!
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How to Make Mekko Chart Using JavaScript
November 27th, 2023 by Awan ShresthaData 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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OHLC Chart: Understanding & Creating in JavaScript Step-by-Step
November 13th, 2023 by Awan ShresthaUnearthing insights from vast datasets is an intricate blend of art and science. In the realm of financial analysis, a pivotal instrument for visually exploring complex data is the Open-High-Low-Close (OHLC) chart. This tutorial is your roadmap to swiftly crafting your OHLC chart using JavaScript, a step-by-step journey. We’ll harness S&P 500 data, and by the end of this article, you’ll possess the skills to orchestrate visual stock analysis adeptly.
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Building Waterfall Charts in JS
November 2nd, 2023 by Awan ShresthaData visualization is an essential tool for understanding complex data sets and effectively conveying insights. Among the various types of charts and graphs used for this purpose, the waterfall chart stands out as a powerful way to represent changes in financial data, such as revenue, expenses, and profits over a specific period.
In this tutorial, we'll explore how to create a waterfall chart using JavaScript. To illustrate the process, we'll use the example of an income statement for a company, in this case, Twitter Inc.’s latest (and last) one.
Whether it’s to analyze a company's financial performance, project budgets, or inventory fluctuations, this step-by-step guide will help you easily create a useful interactive JS-based waterfall chart.
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