<div><p>A well-designed data visualization makes information clear and captivating. Using color, animation, and interactive features, these graphics can make data come alive. <em>Data Visualization with JavaScript</em> shows you how to use a wide range of JavaScript tools and libraries to make effective data visualizations.</p><p>In <i>Data Visualization with JavaScript</i>, author Stephen A. Thomas takes you through all the design principles and programming techniques you need to start building your own data visualizations for your website-from the basic line chart to fully interactive network graphs and animated maps. Thomas provides full color, step-by-step instructions for creating specialized web graphics, such as charts that display stock market details in response to mouse movements, and a map that animates train routes to show the fastest option.</p><p>Inside you'll also learn how to:</p><p/><ul><li>Make charts that respond to user actions like mouse movements, clicks, zooming, and scrolling.</li><li>Use an AJAX service to dynamically retrieve data for a chart</li><li>Choose the right kind of visualization for a particular data set, and integrate the graphic into your website</li><li>Pick the right tool for your visualization, from easy-to-use web components with everything built in, to powerful, highly customizable libraries like D3.js</li><li>Manage large data sets in the web browser using Underscore.js</li><li>Integrate data visualizations into a full web application</li></ul><p>No matter what your experience level as a web developer, <i>Data Visualization with JavaScript</i> will have you building beautiful and effective data visualizations in no time.</p></div>