Understanding the Log Scale
Explore how the log scale in D3.js transforms continuous data by applying a logarithmic transformation to normalize uneven data distributions. Understand when and why to use log scales, particularly for datasets involving money, time, or distance, to create clearer and more readable visualizations.
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In this lecture, we are going to explore the log scale. It is another scale that solves a specific problem that other scales may not be able to address. Let’s explore the problems this scale can solve.
The problem
The log scale transforms continuous data into another set of continuous data. This is the same as the linear scale, so what makes it different?
The log scale will apply a logarithmic transformation on the domain before transforming the data. The purpose of a log ...