Appendix A. Building Interactive Analytics in Minutes

In this appendix we will cover:

  • The crossfilter.js library
  • Dimensional charting – dc.js

Introduction

Congratulations! You have finished an entire book on data visualization with D3. Together we have explored various topics and techniques. At this point you will probably agree that building interactive, accurate, and aesthetically appealing data visualization is not a trivial matter even with the help of a powerful library like D3. It typically takes days or even weeks to finish a professional data visualization project even without counting the effort usually required on the backend. What if you need to build an interactive analytics quickly, or a proof-of-concept before a full-fledged visualization project can be commenced, and you need to do that not in weeks or days, but minutes. In this appendix we will introduce you to two JavaScript libraries that allow you to do that: building quick in-browser interactive multidimensional data analytics in minutes.

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