Concepts

Dive into the fundamentals of data visualization in these explainer articles.

Learn about these concepts and how they relate to nominal, ordinal, discrete, and continuous data types.

Explore how sequential, diverging, and categorical color scales affect interpretation and why perceptual uniformity matters.

Understand the difference between geographic and projected coordinate systems, and why it matters for map accuracy.

Learn about this format for encoding geographic data structures for use in maps.

Learn about the role of independent and dependent variables as well as how to place them on chart axes.

Learn about linear and cubic curves as well as the unique value of Steffen's monotonic cubic method.

Learn the basics of the coordinate system used to measure angular distances on Earth and pinpoint locations globally.

Understand different ways in which the Earth is represented on a two-dimensional space.

Discover the differences between these two data formats and the implications when building charts and maps.

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