Chapter 7

Arrange Tables

7.1 The Big Picture

Figure 7.1 shows the four visual encoding design choices for how to arrange tabular data spatially. One is to express values. The other three are to separate, order, and align regions. The spatial orientation of axes can be rectilinear, parallel, or radial. Spatial layouts may be dense, and they may be space-filling.

Figure 7.1.

Figure Showing design choices for arranging tables.

Design choices for arranging tables.

7.2 Why Arrange?

The arrange design choice covers all aspects of the use of spatial channels for visual ...

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