Pro Data Visualization Using R and JavaScript: Analyze and Visualize Key Data on the Web

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T. Barker, J. WestfallPro Data Visualization Using R and JavaScripthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7202-2_1

1. Background

Tom Barker¹   and Jon Westfall²

(1)

Pipersville, PA, USA

(2)

Cleveland, MS, USA

 

When the first edition of this text was released, there was a new concept emerging in the field of web development: using data visualizations as communication tools. Today, Infographics are everywhere on the Net; however, this concept is something that was already well established in other fields and departments for generations. At the company where you work, your finance department probably uses data visualizations to represent fiscal information both internally ...