U12.03

Point density and aggregated display

Cards in this group · 5

  1. U12.03.1Overlapping dots in a crowded area quietly hide how many points are actually stacked there
  2. U12.03.2Merging nearby points into one cluster marker erases whatever pattern existed inside that cluster
  3. U12.03.3A cluster marker drawn the same size regardless of count teaches readers a false sense of uniformity
  4. U12.03.4Once points pile up unreadably, binning them into hexagons or a density surface restores a legible pattern
  5. U12.03.5The same point data can look like a few big clusters or many small ones depending only on zoom level