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is called a cartogram
Cartogram

A cartogram is a map in which some thematic mapping variable ? such as travel time or Gross National Product ? is substituted for land area. The geometry or space of the map is distorted in order to convey the information of this alternate variable....
 or sometimes "bubble map".]] A bubble chart is a type of chart
Chart

and A chart is a visual representation of data, in which the data are represented by symbols such as bars in a bar chart or lines in a line chart....
, that displays data series as a set of circle
Circle

A circle is a simple shape of Euclidean geometry consisting of those point in a plane which are the same distance from a given point called the center....
s, called bubbles. Bubble charts can facilitate the understanding of the social, economical , medical, and other scientific relationships.

bubble chart values are represented by the position of the bubble on the vertical and horizontal axis, and the size of the bubble.






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is called a cartogram
Cartogram

A cartogram is a map in which some thematic mapping variable ? such as travel time or Gross National Product ? is substituted for land area. The geometry or space of the map is distorted in order to convey the information of this alternate variable....
 or sometimes "bubble map".]] A bubble chart is a type of chart
Chart

and A chart is a visual representation of data, in which the data are represented by symbols such as bars in a bar chart or lines in a line chart....
, that displays data series as a set of circle
Circle

A circle is a simple shape of Euclidean geometry consisting of those point in a plane which are the same distance from a given point called the center....
s, called bubbles. Bubble charts can facilitate the understanding of the social, economical , medical, and other scientific relationships.

Overview

In a bubble chart values are represented by the position of the bubble on the vertical and horizontal axis, and the size of the bubble. Extra categories can be introduced by using different colored bubbles in the chart. A bubble chart can be considered a variation of a scatter plot, in which the data points are replaced with bubbles. This type of chart can be used instead of a Scatter chart if your data has three data series, each of which contains a set of values.

Bubble chart can also be used in project management
Project management

Project management is the List of academic disciplines of planning, organizing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives....
 to compare the risk and reward among projects. In a chart each project can be respresented by a bubble,the axis can represent the net present value and probability of succes and the size of the bubble can represent the overall cost of the project.

In architecture
Architecture

The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter....
 a first architectural sketch
Sketch (drawing)

A sketch is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work. If in oil paint it is called an oil sketch. In general, a sketch is a quick way to record an idea for later use....
 of the lay out constructed with bubbles is also named a "bubble chart".

In software engineering
Software engineering

Software engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches....
 a bubble chart is defined as a data flow
Data flow diagram

A data flow diagram is a graphical representation of the "flow" of data through an information system. It differs from the flowchart as it shows the data flow instead of the control flow of the program....
, a data structure
Data structure

A data structure in computer science is a way of storing data in a computer so that it can be used efficiently. It is an organization of mathematical and logical concepts of data....
 or other diagram in which entires are depicted with circles or bubbles and relationships are represented by links drawn between the curcles.

Example

Bubble chart of the Chicago Deposit market 2003 in compare to other cities, which was highly fragmented and is not dominated by a small group of financial institutions, as is the case in many other markets.

See also

  • Identifying and Managing Project Risk
    Identifying and Managing Project Risk

    Identifying and Managing Project Risk, by Tom Kendrick, is a book about identifying and managing risks on projects. The book is geared to be used by a junior project manager and Kendrick aligns the chapters of the Book to the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge, 2000 edition....
  • Pivot chart
    Pivot chart

    A pivot chart is a powerful data analysis tool that enables one to visualize a pivot table. It is a built-in feature of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access....
  • Ragone chart
    Ragone chart

    Ragone chart is a bubble chart used for performance comparison of various energy storing devices. On such a chart the values of energy density are plotted versus power density ....


External links

  • Microsoft Office Online.
  • example at amcharts.com