Learning jqPlot : learn how to create your very own rich and intuitive JavaScript data visualizations using jqPlot /: learn how to create your very own rich and intuitive JavaScript data visualizations using jqPlot. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Scott Gottreu ; cover image by Manu Gangadhar.
• Authors: Gottreu, Scott
• Other Names: Gangadhar, Manu cover designer.
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started; Reviewing the components of a chart; Getting a promotion; Creating a jqPlot chart; Passing in both x and y values; Using dates for the x axis; Adding multiple data series; Adding multiple y axes; Adding a legend; Adding line and marker options; Learning questions; Summary; Chapter 2: More Line Charts, Area Charts, and Scatter Plots; Working with remote data sources; Adding to the project''s scope; Adding a fill between two lines. Understanding area and stacked area chartsCreating an area chart; Creating a stacked area chart with revenue; Understanding trend lines; Adding trend lines; Increasing the number of data points; Understanding scatterplot charts; Extending the data renderer; Creating a scatterplot chart; Learning questions; Summary; Chapter 3: Bar Charts and Digging into Data; Building bars of data; Adding styles to our bar chart; Creating charts with multiple data series; Adding trend lines to selected product categories; Expanding our datasets with event handlers. Adding an event handler for our stacked area chartLearning questions; Summary; Chapter 4: Horizontal and Stacked Bar Charts; Turning our chart on its side; Using a stacked bar chart to make our data easier to read; Understanding the limits of data; Making our chart compact; Removing axis labels and adding point labels; Adding a threshold to our chart; Learning questions; Summary; Chapter 5: Pie Charts and Donut Charts; Limitations of pie charts; Making a pie chart with many data points; Styling our chart and adding functionality; Building a pie chart with empty wedges. Creating a pie chart for each division with product category revenueDefining donut charts; Building a donut chart to show web browser usage; Learning questions; Summary; Chapter 6: Spice Up Your Charts with Animation, Tooltips, and Highlighting; Using the cursor plugin to see the data behind our charts; Making the tooltip follow the mouse and adding cursor lines; Pushing the limits of the cursor plugin; Connecting the cursor with the legend; Using the highlighter plugin; Extending the highlighter plugin to the legend; Animating line charts; Animating bar charts with varying speeds. Learning questionsSummary; Chapter 7: Stock Market Charts -- OHLC and Candlestick Charts; Looking at the employee stock option plan; Explaining OHLC charts; Explaining candlestick charts; Building an OHLC chart with last quarter''s stock data; Building a candlestick chart with filtered data; Zooming in on a colored candlestick chart; Adding tooltips to canvas overlay lines; Modifying the data array and the tooltip; Learning questions; Summary; Chapter 8: Bubble Charts, Block Plots, and Waterfalls; Creating a waterfall chart with expenses against revenue; Deciding on new chart types.
• Publisher Details: Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color), charts
• Subjects: 005.2762; COMPUTERS -- Programming -- General; JavaScript (Computer program language) -- Testing; Computer science -- Case studies; JavaScript (Computer program language); Web servers; Computer science; jqPlot; JavaScript (Computer program language); Web servers; COMPUTERS -- Programming Languages -- JavaScript; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783981175; 1783981172; 1783981164; 9781783981168
• Related ISBNs: 9781783981168
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 4, 2014).
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