This post provides a clean template for ridgeline plot with d3.js (also called joy plot). Color depends on average value, axes are labeled, and background is customized. See other examples in the ridgeline section of the gallery. This example works with d3.js v4 and v6
<!DOCTYPE html>
<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>
<!-- Style -->
<style>
.xAxis line {
stroke: #B8B8B8;
}
</style>
<!-- Viridis color palette-->
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-scale-chromatic.v1.min.js"></script>
<!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>
<!-- Style -->
<style>
.xAxis line {
stroke: #B8B8B8;
}
</style>
<script>
// set the dimensions and margins of the graph
var margin = {top: 80, right: 30, bottom: 50, left:110},
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 + ")");
//read data
d3.csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zonination/perceptions/master/probly.csv", function(data) {
// Get the different categories and count them
var categories = ["Almost Certainly", "Very Good Chance", "We Believe", "Likely", "About Even", "Little Chance", "Chances Are Slight", "Almost No Chance" ]
var n = categories.length
// Compute the mean of each group
allMeans = []
for (i in categories){
currentGroup = categories[i]
mean = d3.mean(data, function(d) { return +d[currentGroup] })
allMeans.push(mean)
}
// Create a color scale using these means.
var myColor = d3.scaleSequential()
.domain([0,100])
.interpolator(d3.interpolateViridis);
// Add X axis
var x = d3.scaleLinear()
.domain([-10, 120])
.range([ 0, width ]);
svg.append("g")
.attr("class", "xAxis")
.attr("transform", "translate(0," + height + ")")
.call(d3.axisBottom(x).tickValues([0,25, 50, 75, 100]).tickSize(-height) )
.select(".domain").remove()
// Add X axis label:
svg.append("text")
.attr("text-anchor", "end")
.attr("x", width)
.attr("y", height + 40)
.text("Probability (%)");
// Create a Y scale for densities
var y = d3.scaleLinear()
.domain([0, 0.25])
.range([ height, 0]);
// Create the Y axis for names
var yName = d3.scaleBand()
.domain(categories)
.range([0, height])
.paddingInner(1)
svg.append("g")
.call(d3.axisLeft(yName).tickSize(0))
.select(".domain").remove()
// Compute kernel density estimation for each column:
var kde = kernelDensityEstimator(kernelEpanechnikov(7), x.ticks(40)) // increase this 40 for more accurate density.
var allDensity = []
for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
key = categories[i]
density = kde( data.map(function(d){ return d[key]; }) )
allDensity.push({key: key, density: density})
}
// Add areas
svg.selectAll("areas")
.data(allDensity)
.enter()
.append("path")
.attr("transform", function(d){return("translate(0," + (yName(d.key)-height) +")" )})
.attr("fill", function(d){
grp = d.key ;
index = categories.indexOf(grp)
value = allMeans[index]
return myColor( value )
})
.datum(function(d){return(d.density)})
.attr("opacity", 0.7)
.attr("stroke", "#000")
.attr("stroke-width", 0.1)
.attr("d", d3.line()
.curve(d3.curveBasis)
.x(function(d) { return x(d[0]); })
.y(function(d) { return y(d[1]); })
)
})
// This is what I need to compute kernel density estimation
function kernelDensityEstimator(kernel, X) {
return function(V) {
return X.map(function(x) {
return [x, d3.mean(V, function(v) { return kernel(x - v); })];
});
};
}
function kernelEpanechnikov(k) {
return function(v) {
return Math.abs(v /= k) <= 1 ? 0.75 * (1 - v * v) / k : 0;
};
}
</script> <script>
// set the dimensions and margins of the graph
const margin = {top: 80, right: 30, bottom: 50, left:110},
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})`);
//read data
d3.csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zonination/perceptions/master/probly.csv").then(function(data) {
// Get the different categories and count them
const categories = ["Almost Certainly", "Very Good Chance", "We Believe", "Likely", "About Even", "Little Chance", "Chances Are Slight", "Almost No Chance" ]
const n = categories.length
// Compute the mean of each group
allMeans = []
for (i in categories){
currentGroup = categories[i]
mean = d3.mean(data, function(d) { return +d[currentGroup] })
allMeans.push(mean)
}
// Create a color scale using these means.
const myColor = d3.scaleSequential()
.domain([0,100])
.interpolator(d3.interpolateViridis);
// Add X axis
const x = d3.scaleLinear()
.domain([-10, 120])
.range([ 0, width ]);
svg.append("g")
.attr("class", "xAxis")
.attr("transform", "translate(0," + height + ")")
.call(d3.axisBottom(x).tickValues([0,25, 50, 75, 100]).tickSize(-height) )
.select(".domain").remove()
// Add X axis label:
svg.append("text")
.attr("text-anchor", "end")
.attr("x", width)
.attr("y", height + 40)
.text("Probability (%)");
// Create a Y scale for densities
const y = d3.scaleLinear()
.domain([0, 0.25])
.range([ height, 0]);
// Create the Y axis for names
const yName = d3.scaleBand()
.domain(categories)
.range([0, height])
.paddingInner(1)
svg.append("g")
.call(d3.axisLeft(yName).tickSize(0))
.select(".domain").remove()
// Compute kernel density estimation for each column:
const kde = kernelDensityEstimator(kernelEpanechnikov(7), x.ticks(40)) // increase this 40 for more accurate density.
const allDensity = []
for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
key = categories[i]
density = kde( data.map(function(d){ return d[key]; }) )
allDensity.push({key: key, density: density})
}
// Add areas
svg.selectAll("areas")
.data(allDensity)
.join("path")
.attr("transform", function(d){return(`translate(0, ${(yName(d.key)-height)})` )})
.attr("fill", function(d){
grp = d.key ;
index = categories.indexOf(grp)
value = allMeans[index]
return myColor( value )
})
.datum(function(d){return(d.density)})
.attr("opacity", 0.7)
.attr("stroke", "#000")
.attr("stroke-width", 0.1)
.attr("d", d3.line()
.curve(d3.curveBasis)
.x(function(d) { return x(d[0]); })
.y(function(d) { return y(d[1]); })
)
})
// This is what I need to compute kernel density estimation
function kernelDensityEstimator(kernel, X) {
return function(V) {
return X.map(function(x) {
return [x, d3.mean(V, function(v) { return kernel(x - v); })];
});
};
}
function kernelEpanechnikov(k) {
return function(v) {
return Math.abs(v /= k) <= 1 ? 0.75 * (1 - v * v) / k : 0;
};
}
</script>