Plot Roast
Reminder
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The original
Information to Convey
- there were different legs of the tour.
- some legs longer than others.
- more concerts in some legs.
- higher density of concerts in some legs.
- which dresses were used in each concert.
- the proportion of concerts that each dress was used for.
- the dresses in the European leg were new.
- ditto for the North American leg.
- several new albums were released during the tour.
Analysing a Plot
- What data has gone into the plot?
- What information do we want to get out?
- What are the data symbols?
- How are the data values encoded as data symbols?
- How well can we decode information from the data symbols?
Data symbols
- I can count seven different data symbols
- Bars
- Dress icons
- Text labels
- Data points
- Solid lines
- Dotted lines
- Grey rectangles
Encodings
I can count twenty-two different encodings
Dress name is encoded as …
- text and y-position of labels
- colour and y-position of bars
- colour and y-position of dress icons
- colour and y-position of data points
Problem Encodings
- x-position encodes frequency and time
- frequency encoded as bar length and dress icon x-position and text label x-position
- lack of concerts is encoded as grey rectangle
- colour encodes dress name and album name
- abbreviated album names encoded as text label
Encoding Importance
- Which elements of the plot are largest/brightest?
- Are they the most important elements?
Further Reading
The original
Plot Makeover
