[R] Circular Graph Recommendation Request

[Stephen H. Dawson, DSL]

Hi Christopher,


Thanks for the reply. Your comments are helpful.

I agree with you about relative position in relation to geography.

The thing with this particular circular graph is it speaks to the 
executive ranks a bit more than a bar or line graph.


Kindest Regards,
*Stephen Dawson, DSL*
/Executive Strategy Consultant/
Business & Technology
+1 (865) 804-3454
http://www.shdawson.com


On 5/29/22 22:10, Christopher W. Ryan via R-help wrote:
> If the units of analysis are real spatial regions (e.g. states), how
> about a cartogram?
>
> https://gisgeography.com/cartogram-maps/
>
> An R package (I have no experience with it)
>
> https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/cartogram/index.html
>
> The advantage of a cartogram is that it is a single graphic, rather than
> 2 like the original post referenced. No need to move eye back and forth
> to decode the colors. And it maintains---as much as possible given the
> distortion, which is the whole point of a cartogram--- the relative
> spatial positions of the areal units (in this case, states.)  The round
> figure in the original post has the northern midwestern region in the
> 7:00 to 8:00-ish position, what might be considered notionally the
> "southwest."  A little counterintuitive.
>
> --Chris Ryan
>
> Bert Gunter wrote:
>> Very nice plot. Thanks for sharing.
>> Can't help directly, but as the plot is sort of a map with polygonal
>> areas encoding the value of a variable, you might try posting on
>> r-sig-geo instead where there might be more relevant expertise in such
>>   things -- or perhaps suggestions for alternative visualizations that
>> work similarly.
>>
>> Bert Gunter
>>
>> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along
>> and sticking things into it."
>> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )
>>
>> On Sat, May 28, 2022 at 8:39 AM Stephen H. Dawson, DSL via R-help
>> <r-help using r-project.org> wrote:
>>> https://www.visualcapitalist.com/us-goods-exports-by-state/
>>> Visualizing U.S. Exports by State
>>>
>>> Good Morning,
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/us-exports-by-state-infographic.jpg
>>>
>>> Saw an impressive graph today. Sharing with the list.
>>>
>>> The size proportionality of the state segments in a circle graph is catchy.
>>>
>>> QUESTION
>>> Is there a package one could use with R to accomplish this particular
>>> circular-style graph?
>>>
>>>
>>> Kindest Regards,
>>> --
>>> *Stephen Dawson, DSL*
>>> /Executive Strategy Consultant/
>>> Business & Technology
>>> +1 (865) 804-3454
>>> http://www.shdawson.com
>>>
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