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[[https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001OR][Sparklines]] such as [[figures/sparkline.png]] are tiny charts that are often embedded in tables. Again, hovering the mouse over the line shows the *exact value* at that point. Maximum and minimum values over the displayed range are indicated with red dots.
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* Sankey diagrams
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An array of bifurcating unidirectional flows (of bits and bytes, in our case) can be nicely visualized using the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankey_diagram][Sankey diagram]]. Here is an example:
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An array of bifurcating flows (of bits and bytes, in our case) between two sets of entities can be nicely visualized using the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankey_diagram][Sankey diagram]]. Here is an example:
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[[figures/sankey-small.png]]
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- Hovering the mouse over one of the lines emphasizes the particular flow and displays info about it.
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* Chord diagrams
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Similar to the Sankey diagram, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_diagram][Chord diagram]] is used for visualizing mutual quantitative relationships, but this time within one set of entities:
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[[figures/chord.png]]
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The interactivity features are similar to the Sankey diagram. Again, a single flow or all flows belonging to an entity can be displayed and quantified by mousing over them. |