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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
{{Definition|Small multiples is a representation technique introduced by Edward R. Tufte [1990, 2001].<br/> | |||
Multiple postage-stamp size representations, positioned within eyespan, show different parts of the data in a constant design.}} | |||
{{Quotation|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 == | == Examples == | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 6 November 2008
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.