Dataviz at Office for National Statistics (UK)
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Edited
Feb 19, 2024
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positionedData = new AccurateBeeswarm(
data,
d => rScale(d.pop) + .2,
d => xScale(d.pct_change)
).calculateYPositions()
data = mobility_data.filter(d => d.in_lockdown === "TRUE")
class AccurateBeeswarm {
constructor(items, radiusFun, xFun) {
this.items = items;
this.radiusFun = radiusFun;
this.xFun = xFun;
this.tieBreakFn = this._sfc32(0x9E3779B9, 0x243F6A88, 0xB7E15162, seed);
this.maxR = Math.max(...items.map(d => radiusFun(d)));
this.rng = this._sfc32(1, 2, 3, seed);
}
calculateYPositions() {
let all = this.items
.map((d, i) => ({
datum: d,
originalIndex: i,
x: this.xFun(d),
y: null,
placed: false
}))
.sort((a, b) => a.x - b.x);
all.forEach(function(d, i) {
d.index = i;
});
let tieBreakFn = this.tieBreakFn;
all.forEach(function(d) {
d.tieBreaker = tieBreakFn(d.x);
});
let allSortedByPriority = [...all].sort((a, b) => {
let key_a = this.radiusFun(a.datum) + a.tieBreaker * randomness1;
let key_b = this.radiusFun(b.datum) + b.tieBreaker * randomness1;
return key_b - key_a;
});
for (let item of allSortedByPriority) {
item.placed = true;
item.y = this._getBestYPosition(item, all);
}
all.sort((a, b) => a.originalIndex - b.originalIndex);
return all.map(d => ({ datum: d.datum, x: d.x, y: d.y }));
}
// Random number generator (for reproducibility)
// https://stackoverflow.com/a/47593316
_sfc32(a, b, c, d) {
let rng = function() {
a >>>= 0;
b >>>= 0;
c >>>= 0;
d >>>= 0;
var t = (a + b) | 0;
a = b ^ (b >>> 9);
b = (c + (c << 3)) | 0;
c = (c << 21) | (c >>> 11);
d = (d + 1) | 0;
t = (t + d) | 0;
c = (c + t) | 0;
return (t >>> 0) / 4294967296;
};
for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
rng();
}
return rng;
}
_getBestYPosition(item, all) {
let forbiddenIntervals = [];
for (let step of [-1, 1]) {
let xDist;
let r = this.radiusFun(item.datum);
for (
let i = item.index + step;
i >= 0 &&
i < all.length &&
(xDist = Math.abs(item.x - all[i].x)) < r + this.maxR;
i += step
) {
let other = all[i];
if (!other.placed) continue;
let sumOfRadii = r + this.radiusFun(other.datum);
if (xDist >= r + this.radiusFun(other.datum)) continue;
let yDist = Math.sqrt(sumOfRadii * sumOfRadii - xDist * xDist);
let forbiddenInterval = [other.y - yDist, other.y + yDist];
forbiddenIntervals.push(forbiddenInterval);
}
}
if (forbiddenIntervals.length == 0) {
return this.radiusFun(item.datum) * (this.rng() - .5) * randomness2;
}
let candidatePositions = forbiddenIntervals.flat();
candidatePositions.push(0);
candidatePositions.sort((a, b) => {
let abs_a = Math.abs(a);
let abs_b = Math.abs(b);
if (abs_a < abs_b) return -1;
if (abs_a > abs_b) return 1;
return a - b;
});
// find first candidate position that is not in any of the
// forbidden intervals
for (let i = 0; i < candidatePositions.length; i++) {
let position = candidatePositions[i];
if (
forbiddenIntervals.every(
interval => position <= interval[0] || position >= interval[1]
)
) {
return position;
}
}
}
}
mobility_data = d3.csv("https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2020/03/27/coronavirus-behavior-int/d08526cd59a705b40c03e9950174af4a5bb72835/pct_change_04_01.csv")
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