This post describes how to build a histogram with d3.js and add a slider that controls bin size. It is important to play with bin size since the conclusion can become significantly different. This example works with d3.js v4 and v6
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<meta charset="utf-8">
<!-- Load d3.js -->
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.js"></script>
<!-- Create a div where the graph will take place -->
<div id="my_dataviz"></div>
<p>
<label># bins</label>
<input type="number" min="1" max="100" step="30" value="20" id="nBin">
</p>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<!-- Load d3.js -->
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v6.js"></script>
<!-- Create a div where the graph will take place -->
<div id="my_dataviz"></div>
<p>
<label># bins</label>
<input type="number" min="1" max="100" step="30" value="20" id="nBin">
</p>
<script>
// set the dimensions and margins of the graph
var margin = {top: 10, right: 30, bottom: 30, left: 40},
width = 460 - margin.left - margin.right,
height = 400 - margin.top - margin.bottom;
// append the svg object to the body of the page
var svg = d3.select("#my_dataviz")
.append("svg")
.attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right)
.attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
.append("g")
.attr("transform",
"translate(" + margin.left + "," + margin.top + ")");
// get the data
d3.csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holtzy/data_to_viz/master/Example_dataset/1_OneNum.csv", function(data) {
// X axis: scale and draw:
var x = d3.scaleLinear()
.domain([0, 1000]) // can use this instead of 1000 to have the max of data: d3.max(data, function(d) { return +d.price })
.range([0, width]);
svg.append("g")
.attr("transform", "translate(0," + height + ")")
.call(d3.axisBottom(x));
// Y axis: initialization
var y = d3.scaleLinear()
.range([height, 0]);
var yAxis = svg.append("g")
// A function that builds the graph for a specific value of bin
function update(nBin) {
// set the parameters for the histogram
var histogram = d3.histogram()
.value(function(d) { return d.price; }) // I need to give the vector of value
.domain(x.domain()) // then the domain of the graphic
.thresholds(x.ticks(nBin)); // then the numbers of bins
// And apply this function to data to get the bins
var bins = histogram(data);
// Y axis: update now that we know the domain
y.domain([0, d3.max(bins, function(d) { return d.length; })]); // d3.hist has to be called before the Y axis obviously
yAxis
.transition()
.duration(1000)
.call(d3.axisLeft(y));
// Join the rect with the bins data
var u = svg.selectAll("rect")
.data(bins)
// Manage the existing bars and eventually the new ones:
u
.enter()
.append("rect") // Add a new rect for each new elements
.merge(u) // get the already existing elements as well
.transition() // and apply changes to all of them
.duration(1000)
.attr("x", 1)
.attr("transform", function(d) { return "translate(" + x(d.x0) + "," + y(d.length) + ")"; })
.attr("width", function(d) { return x(d.x1) - x(d.x0) -1 ; })
.attr("height", function(d) { return height - y(d.length); })
.style("fill", "#69b3a2")
// If less bar in the new histogram, I delete the ones not in use anymore
u
.exit()
.remove()
}
// Initialize with 20 bins
update(20)
// Listen to the button -> update if user change it
d3.select("#nBin").on("input", function() {
update(+this.value);
});
});
</script> <script>
// set the dimensions and margins of the graph
const margin = {top: 10, right: 30, bottom: 30, left: 40},
width = 460 - margin.left - margin.right,
height = 400 - margin.top - margin.bottom;
// append the svg object to the body of the page
const svg = d3.select("#my_dataviz")
.append("svg")
.attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right)
.attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
.append("g")
.attr("transform",
`translate(${margin.left},${margin.top})`);
// get the data
d3.csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holtzy/data_to_viz/master/Example_dataset/1_OneNum.csv").then( function(data) {
// X axis: scale and draw:
const x = d3.scaleLinear()
.domain([0, 1000]) // can use this instead of 1000 to have the max of data: d3.max(data, function(d) { return +d.price })
.range([0, width]);
svg.append("g")
.attr("transform", `translate(0,${height})`)
.call(d3.axisBottom(x));
// Y axis: initialization
const y = d3.scaleLinear()
.range([height, 0]);
const yAxis = svg.append("g")
// A function that builds the graph for a specific value of bin
function update(nBin) {
// set the parameters for the histogram
const histogram = d3.histogram()
.value(function(d) { return d.price; }) // I need to give the vector of value
.domain(x.domain()) // then the domain of the graphic
.thresholds(x.ticks(nBin)); // then the numbers of bins
// And apply this function to data to get the bins
const bins = histogram(data);
// Y axis: update now that we know the domain
y.domain([0, d3.max(bins, function(d) { return d.length; })]); // d3.hist has to be called before the Y axis obviously
yAxis
.transition()
.duration(1000)
.call(d3.axisLeft(y));
// Join the rect with the bins data
const u = svg.selectAll("rect")
.data(bins)
// Manage the existing bars and eventually the new ones:
u
.join("rect") // Add a new rect for each new elements
.transition() // and apply changes to all of them
.duration(1000)
.attr("x", 1)
.attr("transform", function(d) { return `translate(${x(d.x0)}, ${y(d.length)})`})
.attr("width", function(d) { return x(d.x1) - x(d.x0) -1 ; })
.attr("height", function(d) { return height - y(d.length); })
.style("fill", "#69b3a2")
}
// Initialize with 20 bins
update(20)
// Listen to the button -> update if user change it
d3.select("#nBin").on("input", function() {
update(+this.value);
});
});
</script>