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Proportional area chart

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
fsharp

Research direction

Start by prototyping in a scripting or notebook environment using the Plotly.NET installation instructions. Read the Chart2D.fs Bubble Chart and Range chart examples, then implement the new chart in the top-level Chart API with positioning for the bubbles. Done means the API provides a proportional area chart that compares values through bubble sizes without scales.

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Description

Difficulty: Beginner FsLab Hackathon 2023 Status: In Progress
Description

A Proportional Area Charts are used for comparing proportions (size, quantities, etc.) without the usage of scales. They are therefore only suitable to compare a small set of values, and usually should be combined with text annotations displaying the value [1, 2].

Example:

Pointers
  • Ideally, you start prototyping in a scripting or notebook environment where you can iterate fast. installation instructions can be found here: https://plotly.net/#Installation
  • Charts like this that are using baseline trace types to create a new chart type should only be implemented in the top-level Chart API. An example where this is already done is the Range chart that combines a set of differently styled line charts.
References
Hints (click to expand if you need additional pointers)
  • This chart is basically a Bubble Chart with a single dimension (the bubble size). Your chart function should take care of the positioning of the bubbles
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