Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2008/09 - Gruppe 06 - Aufgabe 1 - Small Multiples
Definition
Small multiples is a representation technique introduced by Edward R. Tufte [1990, 2001].
Multiple postage-stamp size representations, positioned within eyespan, show different parts of the data in a constant design.
Multiple postage-stamp size representations, positioned within eyespan, show different parts of the data in a constant design.
Illustrations of postage-stamp size are indexed by category or a label, sequenced over time like the frames of a movie, or ordered by a quantitative variable not used in the single image itself.
[Tufte, 1990]
Examples
Related concepts
References
- [Pownser and Tufte, 1994] Seth M. Powsner and Edward R. Tufte. Graphical Summary of Patient Status. The Lancet, 344(8919):386-389, August 1994.
- [Tufte, 2001] Edward R. Tufte. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Second Edition. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CT, 2001.
- [Tufte, 1990] Edward R. Tufte. Envisioning Information. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CT, 1990.