star plots

A star plot displays multivariate data. Each individual star represents a single observation. Here is an example of a star plot with different car models http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/gif/starplot.gif

correlation matrix

A correlation matrix basically computes the correlation coefficients of the columns of a matrix. Here is an example that includes Pearson Correlation Coefficients , Significance, Number of Observations.http://www.kltprc.net/policynotes/Gifs/Tab_005A_4.gif

similarity matrix

The similarity matrix shows a matrix of scores that explains the likeness between two data points. Here is an example of a similarity matrix. http://tomcat.esat.kuleuven.be/txtgate/images/distmat.png

Stem and Leaf Plot

Stem and leaf plots (or also known as stemplots) are similar to histograms. However they stemplots retain the original data to at least two significant digits, and put the data in order. Here is an example of ages of a family reunion. http://www.eduplace.com/math/mhm/5/06a/ts_5_6a_wi-1.gif

Box Plot

A box plot or a box and whisker plot boxplot graphically shows groups of numerical data through their five number summaries. Here is an example with stopping distances.http://math.youngzones.org/boxplot.gif

Histogram

A histogram is a display of tabulated frequencies displayed in a graphical context. It displays what shows what proportion of cases fall into each of several categories.http://www.aivosto.com/project/help/pm-histogram.gif

Parallel coordinate graph

A parallel coordinate graph connects a series of values, that are associated differently with a variable that measures multiple aspects of something. Here is an example for a baseball team.

http://www.matthewtavares.com/baseball_report/graph_allteams.bmp

Triangular plot

A triangular plot is a plot of three variables. Here is an example of an election triangular pot.

http://ex-parrot.com/~chris/images/20050407/triangle.png

Wind rose

A wind rose is used by meterologists and it helps give a view of how windspeed and direction are distributed at a location. Here is an example of an English windrose. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Brosen_windrose.svg/600px-Brosen_windrose.svg.png

Climograph

A climograph is mainly used by scientists to show a particular location's average temperature and precipitation during the year. Here is an example of one for Memphis, TN

www.uwsp.edu/.../climate/climographs/memphis.jpg

Population Profile

A population profile is a chart that shows the number of people as function of their ages. Here is an example of a of a population profile for the UK census.

www.coventry.gov.uk/.../image/?image_id=1660022

scatterplot

A scatter plot uses Cartesian coordinates and its shows values for two variables for a data set. Here is an example used by the military.

www.army.mil/ArmyBTKC/i/focus/cpi_tools_13_S.gif

Index Value Plot

An index value plot is where a calcluated value is used and not an abosolute number . Here is an example with wine sales www.winespectator.com/.../022107chart.gif

Lorenz Curve

A Lorenz curve is a graphical representation , and it is a function of the cumulative proportion of ordered individuals mapped onto the corresponding cumulative proportion of their size.

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/b/bd/Lorenz-curve1.png

Bilateral graph

Here is an example of a bilateral graph of lego assembly task, and as you see here there are two variables included. http://www.msl.ri.cmu.edu/projects/teleop/images/yaxis_bilateral.jpg

Nominal area choropleth map

In a nominal area choropleth map, there is no ranking in the values

http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/images/cia2004.gif

Unstandardized choropleth map

Here is an example of a unstandarized choropleth map which is basically unordered.

https://courseware.e-education.psu.edu/courses/geog482/graphics/citationexample.jpg

standardized choropleth

Here is an example of a standardized choropleth map http://www.statcan.ca/english/research/92F0138MIE/2008003/figures/figure3.1-en.jpg

Univariate choropleth map

A univariate map is a type that deals with only one subject that looks at occurences of a single event. Here is an example of a univariate map notice that it only has one color scheme which is blue. www.geovista.psu.edu/.../univariatemap.gif

Bivariate choropleth maps

A bivariate map shows two variables on one map by placing two different sets of graphic symbols or colors. The map in this example shows the population and the median

gis.esri.com/.../proceed/papers/pap171/p1716.jpg

Unclassed choropleth maps

Unclassed choropleth maps where areas are shaded on a continous scale and not divided into classes. Noticed there is nothing on this map differentiating the different areas.

http://maps.unomaha.edu/mp/Articles/UnclassedChoro/Image1.gif

Classed choropleth maps

A classed choropleth map is where dated is group in a map to create classes. The categories include equal frequency, equal interval, and natural breaks. Here is the example of the United States that is classed with the percentage of individuals.

www.cdc.gov/.../2007/oct/images/07_0091_02.gif

Range graded proportional circle map

Range graded proportional circle map . The cartographer chooses circle sizes for adjacent classes so that the map reader can easily distinguish between circle sizes. Here is the example of the urban population with various circle range sizes.

mapmaker.rutgers.edu/355/dotProporCircle.jpg

Continously variable proportional circle map

A continously variable proportional circle maps is a map where the circle area reflects some attribute variable. Here is an example of a circle map of Canada grouped by mother tongue and the various circle sizes with different range sizes.

www.statcan.ca/english/Estat/guide/map-mul2.gif