Sometime back I wrote
blog post on Gapminder.
It’s one of the most viewed posts. Here is the link for the same:
The Fourth: Use Crystal Xcelsius
http://www.ideas2evidence.com/showcase.html
http://www.ideas2evidence.com/demos/CO2-demo.html
The Fifth : Use TrendCompass from Epic systems
It’s one of the most viewed posts. Here is the link for the same:
Having used and worked
with the motion chart, I found that many are fascinated by the
insights a Motion Chart (Gapminder) throws out.
Boring stats Can be transformed into brilliant data dancing!
Boring stats Can be transformed into brilliant data dancing!
As I explore the Web
world, I find many have tried various methods of presenting data the Gapminder
way
Here I list out the possibilities I have come across.
It's a compilation of various methods of creating Motion Charts.
Here I list out the possibilities I have come across.
It's a compilation of various methods of creating Motion Charts.
Each one is a masterpiece.. and efforts are worth a zillion claps....
The First: Use Google Docs
The easiest way to
make data dance.....
Google Docs: MotionChart : a Chart type in Google Docs
Another link to explore is Quick
Guide to Motion Chart
Here below is an example created by me with the Population and GDP of BRIC TM over a period of time.
The Second: Use Excel
Here below is an example created by me with the Population and GDP of BRIC TM over a period of time.
The Second: Use Excel
Making it possible in
excel
Jon Peltier, author of the famous
site http://peltiertech.com writes a post on how you can create motion charts in excel. Here
is the link to his post
Jorge Camoes in his famous blog excelcharts. Here is his post
Anand from his brilliant blog http://www.s-anand.net/blog/
Here is the link to his post
The Third: Use Tableau
Andy Cotgreave in his Awesome Blog Thedatastudio created a Motion chart with all possible
paraphernalia on Tableau
here below are the links
to his posts
The Fourth: Use Crystal Xcelsius
http://www.ideas2evidence.com/showcase.html
http://www.ideas2evidence.com/demos/CO2-demo.html
The Fifth : Use TrendCompass from Epic systems
Trend compass is commercial software from Epic systems.
Trend compass uses the basic idea of showing five variables in a single graph
(X,Y,Bubble size, Bubble Color and Time) as a motion chart.
Trend compass uses the basic idea of showing five variables in a single graph
(X,Y,Bubble size, Bubble Color and Time) as a motion chart.
The user interphase is quite intuitive and simple to create
Visualizations. However, for first time user, arranging data may be a challenge. The simple solution is to follow Trend Compass's instructions and their
model of Excel to arrange data.
Trend Compass helps you present your business data from your own desktop without the hassle of connecting to the internet and hopping between presentation and web.
Here is a demo of Trendcompass from the website http://www.epicsyst.com/test/v2/mastercard_vs_visa/
You can download a demo version that works for 30 days....
For those who want to start from the basics, you can watch the video below from Steve
Last but not least...
You can download Gapminder for desktop
Yet another great site for data is OECD- Factbook
Though You can not use these with your own data, You have enough and more to explore..
Now...Play.....
Trend Compass helps you present your business data from your own desktop without the hassle of connecting to the internet and hopping between presentation and web.
Here is a demo of Trendcompass from the website http://www.epicsyst.com/test/v2/mastercard_vs_visa/
You can download a demo version that works for 30 days....
For those who want to start from the basics, you can watch the video below from Steve
Last but not least...
You can download Gapminder for desktop
Yet another great site for data is OECD- Factbook
Though You can not use these with your own data, You have enough and more to explore..
Now...Play.....