Star Plots

Star plots are a visual technique of portraying multivariate data. Each star equates to one observation. The star plot shown above contains plots of 16 cars. There are 9 variables to which these star plots are made from: price, mpg, 1978 repair record, 1977 repair record, headroom, rear seat room, trunk space, weight, and length.



Source URL: http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/starplot.htm

Correlation Matrix

A correlation matrix is a matrix giving the correlations between all pairs of data sets.
The correlation matrix shown above is of the advice-only securities firm, Investors RouteMap and it shows the relationship between the principal bond and forex markets in addition to equity regions, sectors and select investment styles from Investors RouteMap generates recommendations.


Source URL: http://www.investors-routemap.co.uk/Guidebook_price_correlation.html

Similarity Matrix

A similarity matrix is a matrix of scores that represent the similarity between a certain amount of data points. The similarity matrix shown above is of behavioral clustering. 

Source URL: http://cgi.mtc.sri.com/Cluster-Lab/

Stem and Leaf Plot

Stem and leaf plots are plots that organize numerical values in terms of place value.
This stem and leaf plot shown above depicts the ages of people at a family reunion. The ages of people at the reunion are 1, 8, 9, 32, 34, 37, 45, 51, 55, and 81.



Source URL: http://www.eduplace.com/math/mhm/5/06a/

Box Plot

Box plots are diagrams that portray a set of data that is measured in maximum and minimum values, upper and lower quartiles, and a median. In the box plot shown above, the median is the horizontal line in the red box. The three intervals depict the lottery numbers that won for three different times.




Source URL: http://www.stat.yale.edu/Courses/1997-98/101/

Histogram

Histograms are bar graphs where the width of the bars are equal to the class interval and the height of the bars are proportional to the class frequencies. The histogram shown above is measuring the frequency distribution of height of 26 students.




Source URL: http://www.math.kent.edu/~honli/teaching/statistics/Chapter2/Excell_Histogram.html

Parallel Coordinate Graph

Parallel coordinate graphs are graphs that portray high-dimensional geometry with multivariate data. The parallel coordinate graph shown above is of rapper Jay-Z's career and is between 7 variables: year, word count, syllable count, polysyllabic word count, sentence count, flesch, and SMOG.


Source URL: http://staplecrops.com/data-visualization-of-jay-zs-career/

Triangular Plot

Triangular plots are plots with three variables that must add up to a constant, K. 

The triangular plot shown above is measuring soil composition. The three variables, slit, clay, and sand must all add up to a constant. 

Source URL: http://www.dplot.com/triangle-plot.htm

Wind rose

Wind roses are graphic plots that are used to measure how wind speed and direction are distributed in a specific location. This wind rose shown above measures how wind speed and direction are distributed in Olympia, Washington.



Source URL: http://www.climate.washington.edu/climate.html

Climograph

Climographs are graphs that depict the monthly average temperature and precipitation at a specific location. The climograph shown above depicts the monthly average temperature and precipitation for Boulder, Colorado.





Source URL: http://www.colorado.edu/geography/extra/geogweb/bouldercreek-2/preview/page2.html

Population Profile

Population profiles are charts that depict the number of people as a function of their ages. This population profile shown above depicts the amount of men and women that live with and without AIDS and how the virus affects their lifespan.




Source URL: http://www.ifad.org/operations/regional/pf/aids_1.htm

Scatterplot

A scatterplot is a type of diagram that uses coordinates to display values for two variables. This scatterplot depicts the relationship between driver age and sign legibility distance.


Source URL: http://bolt.mph.ufl.edu/6050-6052/unit-1/case-q-q/scatterplots/

Index Value Plot

Index value plots are plots where instead of an absolute number being plotted, it is an index value. In the plot above, streamflow conditions in the United States since June 22, 1999 have varied between wet and dry.



Source URL: http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/index.php?r=us&id=real&sid=w__plot

Lorenz Curve

The Lorenz Curve is a graph that shows the degree of inequality of distribution in the extent of which the curve sags below the line of perfect equality.



Source URL: http://www.boredofstudies.org/wiki/Measurement_and_Causes_of_the_Distribution_of_Income_and_Wealth

Bilateral Graph

Bilateral graphs are graphs that show at least two different variables. In the graph shown above, the United States trade deficit with the world is measured in 2009 and 2010 in billions.




Source URL: http://seekingalpha.com/article/241440-will-octobers-improved-trade-deficit-continue

Nominal Area Choropleth Map

Nominal area choropleth maps are maps that usually display units in colors. The nominal area choropleth map shown above focuses on only 10 states and uses the colors orange and green. If the state is orange, the state is one of the best five states for animals. If the state is green, the state is one of the best five states for animal abusers.


Source URL: http://www.statenet.com/capitol_journal/12-03-2007/html

Unstandardized Choropleth Map

Unstandardized choropleth maps do not have areally averaged data and therefore are simply maps that depict information that is directly from the data. The image shown above portrays raw data that is the water withdrawals in millions of gallons per day in each state.



Source URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3051/

Standardized Choropleth Map

Standardized choropleth maps are choropleth maps that are areally averaged. The standardized choropleth map shown above depicts the percentage of Canada's population aged 14 years and under.

Source URL: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/92f0138m/2008003/figures/5200001-eng.htm

Univariate Choropleth Map

A univariate choropleth map only portrays one set of data. The map above shows the estimated median household income in 2008 in each state. 

Source URL: http://www.colocarto.com/custom-thematic-maps.html

Bivariate Choropleth Map

This is a bivariate choropleth map because it uses two variables, firearm deaths and states. Due to the fact that choropleth maps utilize color shading to depict certain values that are proportionate to the data, this map uses the color range from yellow to orange to red. The closer the state is to the color of yellow represents a low number of deaths per 100,000 population whereas the closer the state is to the color of red represents a high number of deaths per 100,000 population.



Source URL: http://smartdatacollective.com/j-kevin-byrne/60696/guns-place-and-crime

Unclassed Choropleth Map

Unclassed choropleth maps are choropleth maps where every unit has a different value. The map shown above depicts many different units of different values that are not placed in groups or classes.



Source URL: http://gis.depaul.edu/shwang/teaching/geo381/LN9.htm

Classed Choropleth Maps

Classed choropleth maps are choropleth maps that represent data in classes. The classed choropleth map shown above divides its data into five classes.



Source URL: http://personal.uncc.edu/lagaro/cwg/color/color_symbol.html#I.%20Color%20as%20Map%20Symbol

Range Graded Proportional Circle Map

Range graded proportional circle maps are proportional circle maps that have a set range of sizes of the circles that are being used to depict data. The range graded proportional circle map shown above portrays the population of U.S. State Capitals in 1985. There are only five circle sizes that are used in this map.


Source URL: http://faculty.frostburg.edu/geog/kessler/geog310/labs.html

Continuously Variable Proportional Circle Map

Continuously variable proportional circle maps are proportional circle maps that use circles to create point data. The map shown above depicts aggravated assault arrests by state in 2009. This is a continuous variable proportional circle map because there is no set range of sizes of circles.



Source URL: http://personal.frostburg.edu/jaelder0/maps.htm

DOQQ

DOQQ stands for digital orthophoto quarter quadrangle and is an aerial or satellite image that has been fixed so that its pixels align with latitude and longitude lines. The image shown above was taken in 2004 of coastal Louisiana.



Source URL: http://lacoast.gov/maps/2004doqq/

DEM

DEM stands for digital elevation model which is a 3D representation of a terrain's surface. The image shown above is a 3D representation of the Sacramento Valley's surface.


Source URL: http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/student/alvarez1/551proj.html

Isopleths

Isopleths are lines on a map that connect points that have an equal amount of values. This isopleth depicts the density of the deaths in California due to the H1N1 virus that was recorded on November 10, 2009.



Source URL: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=132504

Isopach

Isopachs are lines that connect points where there is an equal amount of thickness of a geologic formation. The map shown above is of the Upper Hutchinson Salt and Overlying Permian strata beneath Hutchinson, Kansas. It is of the interval between markers S3/M7 and S4. The contour interval is 2 feet.




Source URL: http://www.kgs.ku.edu/PRS/publication/2003/ofr2003-66/figure4.html

Isohyets

Isohyets are lines that connect points on a map where equal amounts of rainfall have been recorded. The map shown depicts rainfall from May 1 - September 18, 1992 in the African Sahel region.



Source URL: http://ag.arizona.edu/oals/ALN/aln49/taylor2.html

Isotachs

Isotachs are lines on a map that connect points on the map where the winds of equal speed are located. The strongest winds shown in the map are in the purple region. 

Source URL: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/events/28Oct2008/ua2.php

Isobars

Isobars are lines on a map that connects points that have an equal amount of atmospheric pressure at a certain time. This "L" stands for low pressure and the "H" stands for high pressure. The circles around the L and H are called isobars. Where the pressure is low, there will usually be precipitation whereas the pressure is high, there is usually sunny, clear weather. When the isobars are close to each other, there is usually a windy climate in that region.


Source URL: http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.IsobarIsotherm

LIDAR Map

The image shown above is a LIDAR image of Lower Manhattan, New York, taken on September 27, 2001. The US Army Joint Precision Strike Demonstration used data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association to create this image.



Source URL: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s798.htm

Doppler Radar Map

The image above is a doppler radar image of Hurricane Frances in 2004. This image shows how the very strong center of the storm is moving in on the east coast of Florida.





Source URL:

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/s2311.htm

Infrared Aerial Photo Map

Infrared aerial photography refer to photographs that use film that is sensitive to infrared light. This photo shown above is an infrared aerial photo of Moss Landing, California. 

Source URL: http://www.achromaticplus.co.uk/index.php?page=infrared-aerial

Cartographic Animation Map

The map shown above is an example of a cartographic animation and is known as a radar loop. Specifically, this is a radar loop of Hurricane Charley in 2004.




Source URL: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021199394

Statistical Map

A statistical map is a map that shows the different values of a certain factor for different geographic locations. The map shown above indicates the averages of the time it takes to go to work during the year of 2003.


Source URL: http://www.mappery.com/map-of/United-States-Travel-Time-to-Work-Statistical-Map

Cartogram Map

A cartogram is a map that shows statistical information in a diagrammatic representation that is usually in an abstract or simplified form. This cartogram shown above depicts the global amphibian diversity by country. The different shades of green correlate to the values that are a direct representation of that specific color.





Source URL: http://amphibiaweb.org/amphibian/cartograms/

Flow Map

A flow map is a map that shows the movement of a certain entity from one location to another location. This flow map is depicting the immigration from international regions of birth to the United States.




Source URL: http://ideas.arcgis.com/ideaView?id=087E00000004VaD&returnUrl=%2Fapex%2FideaList%3Fc%3D09a300000004xET%26category%3D%26sort%3Drecent

Isoline Map

Isoline maps are maps that have lines that connect points on the map of equal value to each other. These maps are intended to be used for purposes of portraying a factor of the weather such as wind speed and direction, pressure, and precipitation as shown above. This map depicts the amount of precipitation in certain geographical areas in inches in the state of Washington during the year of 1996.



Source URL: http://www.lostmanmaps.com/gallery.html

Proportional Circle Map

This is a proportional circle map that depicts the amount of hispanic people that live in a certain geographic location based on state. There are only three sizes of circles that are depicted and only once circle per state. The size of each circle differs as it is proportionate to the data value that it represents. 

Source URL: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/natureofgeoinfo/c3_p16.html

Choropleth Map

Source URL: http://support.sas.com/kb/25/555.html

This choropleth map shows the total number of hazardous waste sites in each state. Choropleth use the shading of colors such as the map above to depict certain values of a phenomenon in different geographic locations. 

Dot Distribution Map

Dot distribution maps depict values of a certain phenomenon in a geographic location by using dots that are the equivalent of a certain value. This dot distribution map shows the hispanic population in the United States by utilizing dots as the value of 100,000 people.



Source URL: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/natureofgeoinfo/book/export/html/1553

Propaganda Map

Propaganda maps are maps that are used to be persuasive to usually tell a lie in order to provide a bias for political gain. This is a propaganda map that is anti-israel and a misrepresentation of the amount of land that Palestine owned during the years that are stated above the maps.

Source URL: http://cifwatch.com/2011/03/14/palestinian-propaganda-map-deconstructed/

Hypsometric Map

 
Hypsometric maps are surface maps that use three dimensional features such as contour lines, raised relief, and color and shaping to portray land configuration.
This is a hypsometric map of France that uses raised relief and color and shaping to show relief.



 Source URL: http://www.reliefshading.com/colors/hypsometric.html

PLSS Map

This is a map of the Bureau of Land Management that portrays principal meridians and baselines that are utilized when surveying states. The lines that go in the direction of north-south are called principal meridians and the lines that go in the direction of east-west are called baselines.





Source URL: http://nationalatlas.gov/articles/boundaries/a_plss.html

Cadastral Map

Cadastral maps are maps that depict the ownership of land and physical boundaries between properties.
This is a cadastral map of the city of Brody which is located in Ukraine in 1844. However, at the time the city was under the ownership of Austria as a province that was referred to as Galicia.


Source URL: http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/brody/sherins_cadastral_map1.2.html

Thematic Map

Thematic maps depict a specific theme in a specific geographic location. This is a thematic map which portrays the population change in the United States by county during the years of 1990-2000.



Source URL: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/natureofgeoinfo/book/export/html/1553

Mental Map

This is a mental map of the city of Madrid in Spain. The artist who made this map leaned toward a more "human, emotive approach" to portray the city in a very homelike manner.



Source URL: http://liferuns.wordpress.com/postcarts/madrid-by-heart/

Planimetric Map

This is a planimetric map of a walled Chinese city and irrigation system in 1932. It is a planimetric map because there are no relief features and only shows two-dimensional information. It is scaled at 1:25,000.


 Source URL: http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/guide/gmillgen.html

Topographic Map

 This topographic map is of Northern Egypt in 1932 and shows the Giza Pyramids along the Nile River. The contour lines and shading indicate surface relief which is why this is a topographic map. This map is scaled at 1:25,000.



 Source URL: http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/guide/gmillgen.html