- Find information from complex graphical displays
Heat Maps
heat map
A heat map is a representation of data in the form of a map or diagram where data values are grouped into different colors.
A heat map can be a map of the United States where ranges of a statistic calculated from data values for the statistic are represented by different colors. A heat map can also be of a region or the entire world.
This type of graphical display is commonly seen in the media. To understand what the graphical display conveys, we will need to be able to infer the type of data set used to create the graphical display, identify the scale and colors used, identify the data source, recognize an accurate interpretation of the graphical display, and write a statement interpreting the graphical display.[1]
- The Learning Network. (2019, September 26). What’s going on in this graph?. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/learning/whats-going-on-in-this-graph-sept-25-2019.html ↵