
Data Visualization with JavaScript
Stephen A. Thomas(Author)
No Starch Press
1st Edition
Published on 15. March 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVI, 364 pages
978-1-59327-605-8 (ISBN)
Description
You've got data to communicate. 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. 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 timelines
- Map geographic data, and build sparklines and composite charts
- Add interactivity and retrieve data with AJAX
- Manage data in the browser and build data-driven web applications
- Harness the power of the Flotr2, Flot, Chronoline.js, D3.js, Underscore.js, and Backbone.js libraries
If 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. Before you know it, you'll be well on your way to creating simple, powerful data visualizations.
In Data Visualization with JavaScript, you'll learn how to use JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to build the most practical visualizations for your data. 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 timelines
- Map geographic data, and build sparklines and composite charts
- Add interactivity and retrieve data with AJAX
- Manage data in the browser and build data-driven web applications
- Harness the power of the Flotr2, Flot, Chronoline.js, D3.js, Underscore.js, and Backbone.js libraries
If 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. Before you know it, you'll be well on your way to creating simple, powerful data visualizations.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Beginner to intermediate programmers familiar with basic HTML, CSS,
and JavaScript.
- Web developers and designers who want to include data
visualizations in their web pages.
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
664 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59327-605-8 (9781593276058)
Schweitzer Classification
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Stephen A. Thomas
Data Visualization with JavaScript
E-Book
03/2015
No Starch Press
€30.99
Available for download
Person
Stephen A. Thomas specializes in frontend development at Georgia Tech's Department of Education Technology and has developed complex JavaScript visualizations for the health-care and security industries. He writes and speaks about data visualization in publications and at conferences around the world.