Graphs and Charts in Java
Java is a programming language and a platform. As a programming language, it is high-level, fully object oriented, dynamic, and portable. A Java program is simply a plain text file ending with the .java extension. This file is then compiled by the javac compiler into bytecode form. This can then be [...]
Pareto Chart and the Economy. Anyone who has ever worked on charts for business presentations is familiar with the Pareto Chart. It is a chart used to graphically summarize the importance of the difference between two groups of data. It normally uses a bar chart and the values are shown in descending order. The Pareto [...]
If you’re one of those people who love investing in stocks and are avid addicts of the Bloomberg Channel, then probably you could read share price graphs with your eyes closed. But if you’re like me who flips the channel at the sight of a graph with the word NASDAQ and the likes, then let [...]
Stock graphs or charts are basically time series plots where the vertical axis represents price scale while the horizontal axis represents the time scale. Prices are plotted along the x-axis from left to right. Charts like these are used by analysts to forecast future price trends based on past price movements. However, these are not [...]
When Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint graphing capabilities aren’t enough, you turn to graphing software, which are mostly available as open source software. One of the most powerful software out there is Crystal Reports, which can provide you with 36 different charting templates and can even allow you to create your own charting templateJust last year, [...]
The past few months have seen crude oil and gas prices go up and down, causing a bit of consternation from investors and analysts and even consumers, since these fluctuating prices affect almost all trading of commodities and transportation hikes.
There’s been a disconnect between oil and gas prices since the start of 2009 as U.S. [...]
Commodities are physical substance, such as food, grains, and metals, which is interchangeable with another product of the same type, and which investors buy or sell, usually through futures contracts. The price of the commodity is subject to supply and demand. Risk is actually the reason exchange trading of the basic agricultural products began. For [...]
Graphs are used to visually represent data in a more digestible form. There are different kinds of graphs using different geometrical shapes to show the data, from lines to dots to bars and pies. In most cases, graphs represent data based on two variables, and these variables are plotted along the horizontal or x-axis and [...]
Graph reports do not have to be dead as bone. Static graphs and charts are good for simple reports or displaying of information in a straightforward and non-distracting manner. These kinds of graphs are best for conveying the message in a simple and precise way.
However, there are times when your graphs require more than static [...]
Graphs will always be a part of our lives. From our primary education years, during our college, until now, in our workplace, we bump into them.
Graphs or “Charts” are popular ways of providing diagrams to certain data sets. Charts are used to make it easier for people to understand the relationship between different data sets [...]