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Raphaël—JavaScript Library. RGraph: HTML5 charts library (Open Source!) Incharts3d - 3d interactive charts library. NVD3.js :: re-usable charts for d3.js. Flot: Attractive JavaScript plotting for jQuery. RGraph: HTML5 charts library (Open Source!) Cubism.js. Time Series Visualization foo7.6 bar−6.2 foo + bar1.4 foo - bar14 Cubism.js is a D3 plugin for visualizing time series. Use Cubism to construct better realtime dashboards, pulling data from Graphite, Cube and other sources. Cubism is available under the Apache License on GitHub. Scalable Cubism fetches time series data incrementally: after the initial display, Cubism reduces server load by polling only the most recent values. Effective Cubism also scales in terms of perception: small multiples aligned by time facilitate rapid comparison.
Area (120px)7.6 Area (30px)7.6 In contrast, horizon charts reduce vertical space without losing resolution. Horizon, 1-band (120px)7.6 Horizon, 2-band (60px)7.6 Horizon, 3-band (40px)7.6 Horizon, 4-band (30px)7.6 By combining position and color, horizon charts improve perception: position is highly effective at discriminating small changes, while color differentiates large changes. Flexible Cubism is data-source agnostic. Want to learn more? D3.js - Data-Driven Documents. Highcharts - Interactive JavaScript charts for your webpage.