Comments on: Rock Around The Clock http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/rock-around-the-clock/ PTS Excel Charts and Tutorials Blog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:01:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Radar-XY Combination Chart » PTS Blog http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/rock-around-the-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-2992 Radar-XY Combination Chart » PTS Blog Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:40:06 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=305#comment-2992 [...] Rock Around The Clock [...] [...] Rock Around The Clock [...]

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/rock-around-the-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-2912 Jon Peltier Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:48:00 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=305#comment-2912 Derek - You answered your own question in your post. Here in the States, 24 hour clocks are uncommon and unfamiliar. We can use 24-hour format time in digital format, but I fear that using the graphical equivalent would result in more confusion than understanding. Your version of a radial chart also seems to emphasize area, and I would be reluctant to use it to compare two series, given the confusion engendered by data which is encoded by area. Derek -

You answered your own question in your post. Here in the States, 24 hour clocks are uncommon and unfamiliar. We can use 24-hour format time in digital format, but I fear that using the graphical equivalent would result in more confusion than understanding.

Your version of a radial chart also seems to emphasize area, and I would be reluctant to use it to compare two series, given the confusion engendered by data which is encoded by area.

]]> By: derek http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/rock-around-the-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-2911 derek Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:28:29 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=305#comment-2911 Why not just use a <a href="http://i-ocean.blogspot.com/2008/08/clock-this.html" rel="nofollow">twenty four hour clock</a>? Why not just use a twenty four hour clock?

]]> By: Chandoo http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/rock-around-the-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-2909 Chandoo Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:23:35 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=305#comment-2909 Jon, thanks for highlighting all the problems with this chart. I was in two minds whether to share it or not as I felt the double bubble did come out looking wierd and puzzling. I went ahead and wrote it as a fun alternative though. The alternatives suggested by both you and Jorge are fine examples. I have suggested my readers to visit both of these posts in order to know what they are getting :D I will do a follow up later when I get on to my pc, on mac now, so everything still looks beautiful :D, good day to you Jon, thanks for highlighting all the problems with this chart. I was in two minds whether to share it or not as I felt the double bubble did come out looking wierd and puzzling. I went ahead and wrote it as a fun alternative though.

The alternatives suggested by both you and Jorge are fine examples. I have suggested my readers to visit both of these posts in order to know what they are getting :D

I will do a follow up later when I get on to my pc, on mac now, so everything still looks beautiful :D, good day to you

]]> By: Plot your data around the clock [Excel charting idea] | Pointy Haired Dilbert - Chandoo.org http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/rock-around-the-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-2907 Plot your data around the clock [Excel charting idea] | Pointy Haired Dilbert - Chandoo.org Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:07:24 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=305#comment-2907 [...] this, nearly fainted at the carnage of a familiar metaphor and posted their awesome reviews here: Rock around the clock by Jon, he recommends a line chart over this for all the valid reasons Charting around clock by [...] [...] this, nearly fainted at the carnage of a familiar metaphor and posted their awesome reviews here: Rock around the clock by Jon, he recommends a line chart over this for all the valid reasons Charting around clock by [...]

]]> By: Jorge Camoes http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/rock-around-the-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-2898 Jorge Camoes Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:11:51 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=305#comment-2898 Jon, I would look at the data before the daytime/nighttime split and create a split that creates more consistent groups, instead of some kind of standard split. I kind of merged both charts: <a href="http://charts.jorgecamoes.com/charting-around-the-clock/" rel="nofollow">Charting around the clock</a> Jon, I would look at the data before the daytime/nighttime split and create a split that creates more consistent groups, instead of some kind of standard split.

I kind of merged both charts:

Charting around the clock

]]> By: Charting around the clock | Jorge Camoes' Charts http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/rock-around-the-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-2897 Charting around the clock | Jorge Camoes' Charts Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:09:47 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=305#comment-2897 [...] Jon Peltier doesn’t really like the idea and suggests a much more conservative aproach: [...] [...] Jon Peltier doesn’t really like the idea and suggests a much more conservative aproach: [...]

]]> By: db http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/rock-around-the-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-2896 db Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:34:22 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=305#comment-2896 nicely done nicely done

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