Slicer4:2012 GenericChartColors - Revision history

Kikinis: /* Categorical Data */

2012-02-18T16:30:53Z

Categorical Data

Kikinis: /* Introduction */

2012-02-18T16:26:48Z

Introduction

Kikinis: /* Quantitative Data */

2012-02-17T20:32:28Z

Quantitative Data

Kikinis: /* Medium Lookup Table */

2012-02-17T20:32:07Z

Medium Lookup Table

Kikinis: /* Dark Bright Lookup Table */

2012-02-17T20:31:52Z

Dark Bright Lookup Table

Millerjv: /* Light Pale Lookup Table */

2012-02-17T19:59:01Z

Light Pale Lookup Table

Millerjv at 19:50, 17 February 2012

2012-02-17T19:50:08Z

Millerjv: /* Dark Bright Lookup table */

2012-02-17T19:49:18Z

Dark Bright Lookup table

Millerjv: /* Lookup table */

2012-02-17T19:48:34Z

Lookup table

Millerjv: /* Lookup table */

2012-02-17T19:47:33Z

Lookup table

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 =Categorical Data=
 The following lookup tables are useful for categorical data where you want the color to convey the grouping of the data.
 ==Dark Bright Lookup Table==
-Palette designed by Stephen Few in "Practical Rules for Using Colors in Charts". Similar to the Maureen Stone palette. Stephen Few recommends this palette for highlighting data. This palette is useful when display '''small points''' or '''thin lines'''. Again, this palette is good for categorical data.
+This LUT is now the default lookup table for charts. Palette designed by Stephen Few in "Practical Rules for Using Colors in Charts". Similar to the Maureen Stone palette. Stephen Few recommends this palette for highlighting data. This palette is useful when display '''small points''' or '''thin lines'''. Again, this palette is good for categorical data.
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 |style="background:#cccccc; color:white"|#cccccc
 |#cccccc
 |-
 |}

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 * Don't use color indiscriminately. Use color to convey information.
-Slicer4 introduced general Charting capabilities in 2012. Slicer4 Charting supports line, bar, and scatter charts.  Chart colors can be assigned in variety of manners.
+Slicer4 introduced general Charting capabilities in 2012. Slicer4 Charting supports line, bar, and scatter charts.  Chart colors can be assigned in a variety of manners.
 # Colors can be assigned automatically to each series in a chart using a default lookup table which varies in hue.

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 =Quantitative Data=
-The following color tables are suitable for quantitative or sequential data where you want the colors to convey an order.
+The following color tables are suitable for quantitative or '''sequential data''' where you want the colors to convey an order.
 ==Green Sequential Lookup Table==

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 ==Medium Lookup Table==
-Another Stephen Few palette. Similar to the Dark Bright color but in the medium range of intensity. May be a better choice for bar charts.
+Another Stephen Few palette. Similar to the Dark Bright color but in the medium range of intensity. May be a better choice for '''bar charts'''.
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 ==Dark Bright Lookup Table==
-Palette designed by Stephen Few in "Practical Rules for Using Colors in Charts". Similar to the Maureen Stone palette. Stephen Few recommends this palette for highlighting data. This palette is useful when display small points or thin lines. Again, this palette is good for categorical data.
+Palette designed by Stephen Few in "Practical Rules for Using Colors in Charts". Similar to the Maureen Stone palette. Stephen Few recommends this palette for highlighting data. This palette is useful when display '''small points''' or '''thin lines'''. Again, this palette is good for categorical data.
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 |0
 |Series 1
-|style="background: #f1afae; color:white"|#ef5962
+|style="background: #f1afae; color:white"|#f1afae
-|#ef5962
+|#f1afae
 |-
 |1
 |Series 2
-|style="background: #dae3ac; color:white"|#7dc16d
+|style="background: #dae3ac; color:white"|#dae3ac
-|#7dc16d
+|#dae3ac
 |-
 |2
 |Series 3
-|style="background:#b8d3eb; color:white"|#5a9dd2
+|style="background:#b8d3eb; color:white"|#b8d3eb
-|#5a9dd2
+|#b8d3eb
 |-
 |3
 |Series 4
-|style="background:#f3d0b1; color:white"|#f9a560
+|style="background:#f3d0b1; color:white"|#f3d0b1
-|#f9a560
+|#f3d0b1
 |-
 |4
 |Series 5
-|style="background:#d4b3d3; color:white"|#9d69aa
+|style="background:#d4b3d3; color:white"|#d4b3d3
-|#9d69aa
+|#d4b3d3
 |-
 |5
 |Series 6
-|style="background:#ddb9aa; color:white"|#cd6f5a
+|style="background:#ddb9aa; color:white"|#ddb9aa
-|#cd6f5a
+|#ddb9aa
 |-
 |6
 |Series 7
-|style="background:#eac1da; color:white"|#d680b3
+|style="background:#eac1da; color:white"|#eac1da
-|#d680b3
+|#eac1da
 |-
 |7
 |Series 8
-|style="background:#cccccc; color:white"|#737373
+|style="background:#cccccc; color:white"|#cccccc
-|#737373
+|#cccccc
 |-
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 [[Slicer3:LUTs_and_Ontologies|Back to LUT and ontologies page]]
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 The following lookup tables are useful for categorical data where you want the color to convey the grouping of the data.
-==Lookup table==
+==Lookup Table==
 This color table uses approximately equal steps in hue to define a color palette that allows each color to be distinguish and visually pleasing. Based on the papers by Maureen Stone "Expert Color Choices for Presenting Data" and "Choosing Colors for Data Visualization". This palette is good for categorical data.
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 |}
-==Medium Lookup table==
+==Medium Lookup Table==
 Another Stephen Few palette. Similar to the Dark Bright color but in the medium range of intensity. May be a better choice for bar charts.
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 |}
-==Light Pale Lookup table==
+==Light Pale Lookup Table==
 A light pale palette from Stephen Few.
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 The following color tables are suitable for quantitative or sequential data where you want the colors to convey an order.
-==Green Sequential Lookup table==
+==Green Sequential Lookup Table==
 A palette from Stephen Few that follows Cynthia Brewer's (of [http://colorbrewer2,org Color Brew]) recommendations for sequential data. This palette is used to encoding quantitative differences with pale colors for low values and darker and brighter colors for high values.
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 |}
-==Red Sequential Lookup table==
+==Red Sequential Lookup Table==
 Another sequential palette. This palette is used to encoding quantitative differences with pale colors for low values and darker and brighter colors for high values.
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 |}
-==Divergent Lookup table==
+==Divergent Lookup Table==
 Another palette from Stephen Few that is based on Cynthia Brewer's divergent palette. This palette is used to encoding quantitative differences.

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 This color table uses approximately equal steps in hue to define a color palette that allows each color to be distinguish and visually pleasing. Based on the papers by Maureen Stone "Expert Color Choices for Presenting Data" and "Choosing Colors for Data Visualization". This palette is good for categorical data.
-This lookup table is no longer used in Slicer4 (GenericChartColors.txt). The default lookup table for charts is now [#Dark_Bright_Lookup_Table].
+This lookup table is no longer used in Slicer4 (GenericChartColors.txt). The default lookup table for charts is now [[#Dark_Bright_Lookup_Table|DARK BRIGHT LOOKUP TABLE]].
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