Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Correlation matrix

A correlation matrix uses statistics to show the linear strength between two different sets of data. These are represented on both the axis. link

Similarity Matrix

Similarity matrix is a comparison between two different sets of data points and is shown in a matrix.When the colors are more different that means that the two points have a greater difference. link

Stem and Leaf Plot

Stem and Leaf Plots are used to help numerically organize data. The Stem is typically the place holder while the leaf represents the second number as well as the frequency of the stem. Stem and Leaf plots are useful for seeing a graphical representation of a series of data. link

Box Plot

linkBox Plots are used to group data into five quadreds. They use a measure to show the 25% to the 75% percentile. Box Plots are excellent at finding averages and medians of data sets. This is a generic example of a boxplot.  

Histogram

A histogram is a visual representation of the distribution of data. The more times that a variable comes up the higher that the bar for that variable will be. As this Histogram shows, this is extremely useful in business and in this example used to predict sales.link

Parallel Coorinate graph

Parallel coordinate graphs are used to show numerous amounts sets of data. This graph shows the genes to cell ratios. Each line is a different variable. Every line has a connection all the way through the graph. link

Triangular Plot

linkA triangular plot plots information using three variables that all come out to a constant.