To use JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to build the most In Data Visualization with JavaScript, you’ll learn how Before you know it, you'll be well on your way to creating simple, powerful data visualizations.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Graphing DataChapter 2: Making Charts InteractiveChapter 3: Integrating Charts on a PageChapter 4: Creating Specialized GraphsChapter 5: Displaying TimelinesChapter 6: Visualizing Geographic DataChapter 7: Custom Visualizations with D3.jsChapter 8: Managing Data in the BrowserChapter 9: Building Data-Driven Web Applications: Part 1Chapter 10: Building Data-Driven Web Applications: Part 2
Step-by-step examples walk you through creating, integrating, and debugging different types of visualizations and will have you building basic visualizations, like bar, line, and scatter graphs, in no time.Then you'll move on to more advanced topics, including how to:Create tree maps, heat maps, network graphs, word clouds, and timelinesMap geographic data, and build sparklines and composite chartsAdd interactivity and retrieve data with AJAXManage data in the browser and build data-driven web applicationsHarness the power of the Flotr2, Flot, Chronoline.js, D3.js, Underscore.js, and Backbone.js librariesIf you already know your way around building a web page but aren't quite sure how to build a good visualization, Data Visualization with JavaScript will help you get your feet wet without throwing you into the deep end. But what kind of visualization do you choose, how do you build it, and how do you ensure that it's up to the demands of the Web?In Data Visualization with JavaScript, you'll learn how to use JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to build the most practical visualizations for your data.