{"id":2062,"date":"2013-08-12T19:05:42","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T17:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/?p=2062"},"modified":"2020-07-29T09:29:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T07:29:53","slug":"vizualisation-the-bikini-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/en\/2013\/08\/vizualisation-the-bikini-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Vizualisation: the bikini chart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is hot, real hot, so the bikini once more enjoys great popularity. A good time to take a closer look at the Bikini Chart.<\/p>\n<p>A blog post on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eagereyes.org\/blog\/2012\/bikini-chart\"><strong>eagereyes<\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong> website<\/strong> from last year, called &#8220;The Bikini Chart&#8221;, still sticks in my mid. In this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eagereyes.org\/blog\/2012\/bikini-chart\"><strong>Post<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, Robert Kosara discusses a visualization based on the development of the job market in the United States over a period of two years:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/081213_1804_Visualisier6.png\" width=\"662\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><sub>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eagereyes.org\/blog\/2012\/bikini-chart\">http:\/\/eagereyes.org\/blog\/2012\/bikini-chart<\/a><\/sub><\/p>\n<p>The chart shows the monthly job losses in the last year of the Bush administration and in the first year of Obama&#8217;s term \u2013 from December 2007 till January 2010. A rather effective chart \u2013 even good for political use \u2013 with only few decorative elements: there is only one color distinction in the columns between Bush (red) and Obama (blue) \u2013 as well as a scale. The color distinction is skillfully used: Taking a closer look at the Red color one can see a gradient to a deep dark red. In comparison, the bright blue used for the Obama administration gives a cheerful impression. The appearance of the well-received chart \u2013 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stalactite\"><strong>Stalactite<\/strong><\/a><\/span>-like columns \u2013\u00a0gave rise to nickname &#8220;Bikini Chart&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The message is clear: During the Obama administration, the number of job losses regressed. But nevertheless, the number of jobs during this period is still decreasing. A fact which is not immediately evident, as the chart represents the absolute <strong>change<\/strong> of one month in comparison to its preceding month. The fact that still more people are losing their jobs than people are being recruited is skillfully concealed.<\/p>\n<p>I am a big fan of visualizing changes \u2013 in absolute numbers as well as in percentage. The presentation of planned\/actual deviations creates context which enables an easier understanding and interpretation of the basic data.<\/p>\n<p>Our addon for Design Studio and Dashboards allows you to represent deviations at the touch of a button. Changes which are regarded to be positive are shown in green, whereas changes regarded as negative are shown in red. But I do think that it is important to show deviations in their context. Only in conjunction with the underlying basic data it is possible to provide comprehensive information for the viewer. Take a look at the redesign of the bikini chart, made with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and our graphomate charts addon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/081213_1804_Visualisier7.png\" width=\"642\" height=\"363\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have deliberately refrained from a correct scaling of the line. I wanted to show a trend, not a comparison with the bikini chart above. Something that you don&#8217;t do according to the &#8220;true teaching&#8221;.<br \/>\nFortunately, the positive trend in the American job market has continued. As a result, the bikini chart seized to exist \u2013 too bad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/081213_1804_Visualisier8.png\" width=\"619\" height=\"271\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><sub>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashedpotatobulletin.com\/2012\/02\/07\/the-daily-scoop-obama-job-creation\/\">http:\/\/mashedpotatobulletin.com\/2012\/02\/07\/the-daily-scoop-obama-job-creation\/<\/a><\/sub><\/p>\n<p>Looking at the negative columns I had to think about a memonic device, which helps to remember the difference between stalagmites and stalactites: The rent <strong>mite<\/strong> rise and the <strong>tites<\/strong> \u2026 let&#8217;s not talk about it! I never forgot that \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy some sunny days,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Unterschrift\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lars_unterschrift.png\" width=\"75\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ccbync.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ccbync\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ccbync.png\" width=\"107\" height=\"43\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis file is licenced under the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Creative Commons-Licence<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is hot, real hot, so the bikini once more enjoys great popularity. A good time to take a closer look at the Bikini Chart. 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