Help pages for SOCR Motion Charts

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	== How to use the SOCR Motion Charts? ==		== How to use the SOCR Motion Charts? ==
-	# TBD	+	# '''Graph Tab''':
-		+	## Right click to show the pop-up menu.
-	==Notes:==	+	## To zoom in: Choose "ZoomIn" from the pop-up menu or hold on the left mouse button and focus on the area you want to zoom in and drag toward lower_right corner.
-	# You can select table cells and use the '''COPY/PASTE''' button to copy/paste data in the data table.	+	## To zoom out: Choose "ZoomOut" from the the pop-up menu or hold on the left mouse button and drag toward upper_left corner.
-	# You also can use the '''FILE OPEN''' button to import data into the table cells from a comma-separated or tab-delimited plain text file(Note, the first line with # sign at the front will be read in as table headings).	+	## To change chart properties such as background color, Font, outline stroke:  Choose "Properties" from the pop-up menu and make the change to Title/Plot.
-	# To add a extra row to the data table, hit "enter" key in the last cell. Hit "tab" key in the last cell will add a extra column.	+	## To '''play''' the motion chart click Play button. You can also go back and forward using hte corresponging buttons.
-	# To search for a chart from the SOCRCharts list, use the '''SEARCH''' button and enter a keyword before click "OK". The related chart in the SOCRCharts list will be highlighted.	+	## Bring mouse over a blob, and/or double-click a blob, to get more information.
-	# The '''SNAPSHOT''' button can be used to save a snapshot of the graph to your own computer.	+	# '''Data Tab''':
-	# To report bugs or make recommendations please visit: [http://www.socr.ucla.edu SOCR Home Page].	+	## Paste data with first row representing the column headings
-	# SOCRChart is based on JFreeChart and uses it's rendering engine to render the chart image. See [http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart  JFreeChart] for more information.	+	## Copy data from any spreadsheet (e.g., [[SOCR_Data]]).
		+	# '''Mapping'''
		+	## Map your time variable to K''Key'' and any other measurements you are interessted in visualizing to the other variables (''X'' and ''Y'' axes, ''color'', ''size'', etc.) ''Category'' is a label for discreminating different blobs (e.g., state, country, geographic unit, etc.)
		+	# Refer to the [[About_pages_for_SOCR_Chart_List | Complete List of SOCR Charts]] and the [[SOCR_Videos_Charts | Charts Video Tutorials]]
-	<center>Include a snapshot here.</center>	+	<center>[[Image:SOCR_MotionCharts_Dinov_011709_Fig1.png|500px]]</center>
	==See also==		==See also==

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Revision as of 21:13, 18 January 2009

Introduction: The SOCR Motion Charts provide an interactive and dynamic visualization of temporal and longitudinal data

1. This applet allows the visualization of multivariate and high-dimentional data that has a temporal or longitudinal dimension.
2. SOCR Motion Charts use categorical, ordinal, nominal, discrete and continuous types of variables.

How to use the SOCR Motion Charts?

1. Graph Tab:
   1. Right click to show the pop-up menu.
   2. To zoom in: Choose "ZoomIn" from the pop-up menu or hold on the left mouse button and focus on the area you want to zoom in and drag toward lower_right corner.
   3. To zoom out: Choose "ZoomOut" from the the pop-up menu or hold on the left mouse button and drag toward upper_left corner.
   4. To change chart properties such as background color, Font, outline stroke: Choose "Properties" from the pop-up menu and make the change to Title/Plot.
   5. To play the motion chart click Play button. You can also go back and forward using hte corresponging buttons.
   6. Bring mouse over a blob, and/or double-click a blob, to get more information.
2. Data Tab:
   1. Paste data with first row representing the column headings
   2. Copy data from any spreadsheet (e.g., SOCR_Data).
3. Mapping
   1. Map your time variable to KKey and any other measurements you are interessted in visualizing to the other variables (X and Y axes, color, size, etc.) Category is a label for discreminating different blobs (e.g., state, country, geographic unit, etc.)
4. Refer to the Complete List of SOCR Charts and the Charts Video Tutorials

See also

• About_pages_for_SOCR_Motion_Charts
• SOCR Datasets
• SOCR Motion Charts Summary

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