Triangular Plot

This is a flammability diagram for Methane. The diagram shows how much of both nitrogen and oxygen methane needs to combust. A triangular plot graphically depicts the ratios of the three variables as positions in an equilateral triangle.

Image Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Flammability_diagram_methane.png

Wind Rose

This wind rose is of New York's LaGuardia Airport over the year 2008. A wind rose shows how wind speed and direction are distributed over a certain area over a certain time.

Image Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Wind_rose_plot.jpg

Climograph

This climograph is of the United States over a whole calendar year. A climograph is a graphical depiction of the monthly precipitation and temperature conditions for a selected place. Precipitation is shown by the bar graph. A line graph depicts temperature.

Image Source: http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/214/219557/climograph2_national_ drought%20_mitigation_center.gif

Population Profile

This image shows the differences in population change between Kenya, and United States, and Germany. Kenya had rapid growth, The U.S. had slow growth, and Germany had negative growth. Population profiles are commonly used to show the trends in population statistics over time.

Image Source: http://www.uni.edu/gai/India/India_Lesson_Plans/India_Population_Pyramids_files/image002.gif

Scatterplot

This scatter plot shows the relationship between waiting time between eruptions and eruption duration of Old Faithful. In a scatter plot the data is displayed as a collection of points, each having the value of one variable determining the position on the horizontal axis and the value of the other variable determining the position on the vertical axis.

Image Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Oldfaithful3.png

Index Value Plot

This graph shows relative daily index closings from 1992-2004 for Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the U.K., and the U.S. An index is defined as a statistical indicator/number derived from a formula, which is used to characterize a set of data. An index value plot is a type of visualization map that is plotted on a line graph.

Image Source: http://www.mathworks.com/products/demos/shipping/garch/garchcopulaevtdemo_01_thumbnail.png

Lorenz Curve

This graph shows income inequality. A Lorenz curve is a graph for showing the concentration of ownership of economic quantities such as wealth and income.

Image Source: http://knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/b/bd/Lorenz-curve1.png