Intermediate D3

Objectives

  • Use D3 to calculate extreme values in a data set

  • Use D3 to scale data

  • Build scatterplots using D3 and SVG

  • Use D3 to add axes and gridlines to graphs

  • Add axis labels and titles to graphs

  • Build histograms using D3 and SVG

  • Build pie charts using D3 and SVG

Extrema and Scales

Problems Last Time

  • Finding extreme values manually
  • Scaling our data manually

Code Example

Code: http://bit.ly/2tzBwFC

Live Site: http://bit.ly/2uTHcKT

Extreme Values

d3.max(dataArr [, callback])

How to associate values to array elements

d3.min(dataArr [, callback])

Scales

d3.scaleLinear()

.domain([num1, num2])

.range([num3, num4])

Scales

example

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-4

52

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Scatter Plots

Code Example

Code: http://bit.ly/2vTC8TY​

Live Site: http://bit.ly/2w9NG4E

Scatter Plot Visualization

Life Expectancy

Births per Capita

d3.extent(dataArr [, callback])

calculates min an max, returns them in an array!

var people = [
  { name: "Brett", age: 40 }, 
  { name: "Mackenzie", age: 30 }, 
  { name: "Arya", age: 78 }, 
  { name: "Lee", age: 22 }
];

d3.extent(people, function(d) { return d.age; }); 
// [ 22, 78 ]

Extreme Values

Axes and Gridlines

Code Example

Code: http://bit.ly/2wa3JzE

Live Site: http://bit.ly/2tMPGzi

Axes

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Axes

d3.axisBottom(scale)

d3.axisLeft(scale)

d3.axisRight(scale)

d3.axisTop(scale)

Gridlines

axis.tickSize([size])

Set a new tick size

Ticks stretch in the direction of the axis

(e.g. left for axisLeft)

Gridlines

axis.tickSizeOuter([size])

Set a new tick size just for the outer ticks

Histograms

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Histograms

98, 53, 62, 70, 82, 38, 72, 52, 76, 58, 62, 19, 34, 54, 81, 34, 8, 91, 38, 61, 60, 5, 20, 16, 81

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Code Example

Code: http://bit.ly/2wvwnzg

Generating a Histogram

d3.histogram()

  • Returns a function
  • The returned function creates bins for data passed into it

Generating a Histogram

histogram.value([value])

Specifies what value should be used when creating bins

Generating a Histogram

histogram.domain([domain])

Specifies the domain of values (i.e. the min and max) for the histogram generator

Histograms Continued

Code Example

Code: http://bit.ly/2vcN0M2​

Live Site: http://bit.ly/2wwyzqq

Generating a Histogram

histogram.thresholds([value])

  • Specifies how the histogram generator should separate your data into bins
  • If value is an array, the thresholds will be based on the elements in the array
  • If value is a number, D3 will try to make that many bins (but no guarantees!)
num # of bins num # of bins
1 1 11 12
2 2 12 12
3 2 13 12
4 5 14 12
5 5 15 12
6 5 16 12
7 5 17 12
8 5 18 12
9 12 19 25
10 12 20 25

Thresholds Example

Scales Revisited

scale.ticks([count])

  • Returns approximately count intermediate values from the scale's domain
  • You are not guaranteed to get exactly count values!

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Pie Charts

Pie Charts

Arcs and SVG

<path d="M-222.94,-200.73,300,0,0,1,0,-300L0,0Z" 
      fill="rgb(26, 188, 156)">
</path>
<path d="M-259.80,150A300,300,0,0,1,-222.94,-200.73L0,0Z" 
      fill="rgb(236, 240, 241)"></path>
<path d="M0,-300A300,300,0,0,1,176.33,242.70L0,0Z" 
      fill="rgb(241, 196, 15)">
</path>
<path d="M176.33,242.70A300,300,0,0,1,-259.80,150L0,0Z" 
      fill="rgb(155, 89, 182)">
</path>

Code Example

Code: http://bit.ly/2weZpQV

Live Site: http://bit.ly/2izEcxW

Scales Revisited

d3.scaleOrdinal()

Maps a discrete set of points (e.g. [1, 2, 3]) to another discrete set of points (e.g. ['a','b','c'])

Centering SVG

SVG

Transformed g element

pie chart

pie chart

Pie Chart Helpers

{ 
  region: "Chile", 
  continent: "SA", 
  year: 1967, 
  births: 259729
}
"M1.7757378587636622e-14,-290
A290,290,0,1,1,-285.4954404332191,-50.91515974483682
L-147.67005539649264,-26.335427454225943
A150,150,0,1,0,9.184850993605149e-15,-150
Z"

Pie Chart Helpers

d3.pie()

  • Returns a function
  • The returned function transforms data
  • Like d3.histogram, has a value method

Angle Measurements

2π

360°

Pie Chart Helpers

d3.arc()

Converts JavaScript objects into path commands

Arc Helpers

  • arc.innerRadius([val]) - set the inner radius
  • arc.outerRadius([val]) - set the outer radius
  • arc.startAngle([val]) - set the start angle
  • arc.endAngle([val]) - set the end angle

Examples

Pie Charts Continued

Code Example

Code: http://bit.ly/2vzgFhz

Live Site: http://bit.ly/2vswiYQ

Chart Styling Helpers

Examples

  • pie.padAngle - set padding between arcs
  • arc.padAngle - set padding between arcs
  • arc.cornerRadius - round arc corners

Sorting Arcs

pie.sort([comparator])

  • comparator(a, b) < 0: a should come before b
  • comparator(a, b) > 0: a should come after b
  • comparator(a, b) == 0: a and b are equivalent

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Intermediate D3

By Elie Schoppik

Intermediate D3

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