Dalton Richardson 50 Maps Catalog

Similarity Matrix

http://tomcat.esat.kuleuven.be/txtgate/tutorial.jsp

A similarity matrix measure pairwise similarities of objects. The greater similarity between the two examined objects, the greater the value of the measure in the matrix.

Star Plot

http://www.answers.com/topic/spider-plot

A Star Plot is a method of displaying multivariate data. Each star represents a one, individual observation. Star plots are usually generated in a multivariate format with numerous stars on each page and each star continuously displaying one observation.

Stem and Leaf Plot

http://mainland.cctt.org/mathsummer/JosephBond/StemAndPlots/stem-and-leaf_std.htm

Stem-and-leaf plots show the frequency with which certain classes of values occur. You could use a stem-and-leaf plot and let the graph show the numbers themselves rather than using another form of graph.

Box Plot

http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/boxplot.htm

A Box Plot is a diagram depicting a set of ranked numerical data. A box represents the range of numbers. Lines, also know as whisker, project from the box to represent the maximum and minimum values.

Histogram

http://www.mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/acon/Examples/HistogramExample.html

A Histogram is essentially a bar chart. It represents frequency distribution, where heights of the bars represent observed frequencies.

Parallel Coordinate Graph

http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~cook/movabletype/archives/2007/10/parallel_coordi.html

A Parallel Coordinate Graph puts each plot on a vertical axis and connects them to form a graph.

Triangular Plot

http://ex-parrot.com/~chris/wwwitter/20050407-it_doesnt_matter_how_you_vote_either_way_your_planet_is_doomed.html

A Triangular plot is a graph of 3 variables. It is most often used in geologic studies,but it can be applied to any system of 3 variables to represent data.