Charles Minard, 1869
1.map with rivers & cities
2. path advanced & retreat
3. quantity of soldiers
4. date of battles
5. temperature
➢ map
➢ line
➢ variable-width flow line
➢ vertical line
➢ line chart
Time for SomeTheory: human perception
http://euclid.psych.yorku.ca/www/psy6135/papers/ClevelandMcGill1984.pdf
29.
Time for SomeTheory: human perception
1. position, common scale ➢ scatter plot, point map
http://euclid.psych.yorku.ca/www/psy6135/papers/ClevelandMcGill1984.pdf
30.
Time for SomeTheory: human perception
1. position, common scale
2. position, non-aligned
➢ scatter plot, point map
➢ scatter plot matrix
http://euclid.psych.yorku.ca/www/psy6135/papers/ClevelandMcGill1984.pdf
31.
Time for SomeTheory: human perception
1. position, common scale
2. position, non-aligned
3. size, length
➢ scatter plot, point map
➢ scatter plot matrix
➢ bar chart, histogram
http://euclid.psych.yorku.ca/www/psy6135/papers/ClevelandMcGill1984.pdf
32.
Time for SomeTheory: human perception
1. position, common scale
2. position, non-aligned
3. size, length
4. orientation, angle
➢ scatter plot, point map
➢ scatter plot matrix
➢ bar chart, histogram
➢ pie chart, gradient lines
http://euclid.psych.yorku.ca/www/psy6135/papers/ClevelandMcGill1984.pdf
33.
Time for SomeTheory: human perception
1. position, common scale
2. position, non-aligned
3. size, length
4. orientation, angle
5. size, area
➢ scatter plot, point map
➢ scatter plot matrix
➢ bar chart, histogram
➢ pie chart, gradient lines
➢ tree map, bubble chart
http://euclid.psych.yorku.ca/www/psy6135/papers/ClevelandMcGill1984.pdf
34.
Time for SomeTheory: human perception
1. position, common scale
2. position, non-aligned
3. size, length
4. orientation, angle
5. size, area
6. size, volume & brightness
➢ scatter plot, point map
➢ scatter plot matrix
➢ bar chart, histogram
➢ pie chart, gradient lines
➢ tree map, bubble chart
➢ 3d, heat map
http://euclid.psych.yorku.ca/www/psy6135/papers/ClevelandMcGill1984.pdf
35.
Time for SomeTheory: human perception
1. position, common scale
2. position, non-aligned
3. size, length
4. orientation, angle
5. size, area
6. size, volume & brightness
7. color
➢ scatter plot, point map
➢ scatter plot matrix
➢ bar chart, histogram
➢ pie chart, gradient lines
➢ tree map, bubble chart
➢ 3d, heat map
➢ color hue scales
http://euclid.psych.yorku.ca/www/psy6135/papers/ClevelandMcGill1984.pdf
36.
Time for SomeTheory: human perception
1. position, common scale
2. position, non-aligned
3. size, length
4. orientation, angle
5. size, area
6. size, volume & brightness
7. color
➢ scatter plot, point map
➢ scatter plot matrix
➢ bar chart, histogram
➢ pie chart, gradient lines
➢ tree map, bubble chart
➢ 3d, heat map
➢ color hue scales
http://euclid.psych.yorku.ca/www/psy6135/papers/ClevelandMcGill1984.pdf