Number Visualizer
Turn a set of non-negative numbers into a picture - horizontal bars, vertical columns or a single stacked share bar - and read the shares and ranks at a glance. Switch to the log scale when values differ by orders of magnitude.
Chart type:
Scale:
Value labels:
Sort by:
Text bar length:
Separator:
Visualization
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| No. | Value | Share | Rank |
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Introduction to the tool and how to use it
A long list of numbers is hard to compare by eye. Number Visualizer draws them for you, so you can see at a glance which value is biggest and what share each one takes.
Three chart types:
· Horizontal bars - one bar per value; the longer the bar, the larger the value. Best when there are many values (a dozen to a few dozen);
· Vertical columns - the classic bar chart, good for comparing a small number of items;
· Stacked share bar - the whole bar represents 100% and is sliced into coloured segments by each value share, like a horizontal pie chart; ideal for looking at composition.
Scale:
· Linear - bar length is proportional to the value itself, the most intuitive option;
· Logarithmic - based on the log of 1 + value, which suits data such as 1, 10, 100, 1000 where a linear scale would squash the small values into a flat line.
Steps:
1. Paste non-negative numbers into the box on the left (commas, spaces or newlines);
2. Choose the Chart type and the Scale;
3. Choose whether to show value labels on the chart;
4. Pick the sort order (input order / largest first / smallest first);
5. Set the length of the text block bar (4 to 120 characters);
6. Click Run: the chart appears in the visualization area, the box on the right gives a copyable block-character bar chart, and the table below lists the share and rank of every value.
Note: ranks are computed from largest to smallest and equal values share the same rank; the chart and the table both follow the sort order, while the No. column always keeps the original input position so you can match rows back to your data.
Three chart types:
· Horizontal bars - one bar per value; the longer the bar, the larger the value. Best when there are many values (a dozen to a few dozen);
· Vertical columns - the classic bar chart, good for comparing a small number of items;
· Stacked share bar - the whole bar represents 100% and is sliced into coloured segments by each value share, like a horizontal pie chart; ideal for looking at composition.
Scale:
· Linear - bar length is proportional to the value itself, the most intuitive option;
· Logarithmic - based on the log of 1 + value, which suits data such as 1, 10, 100, 1000 where a linear scale would squash the small values into a flat line.
Steps:
1. Paste non-negative numbers into the box on the left (commas, spaces or newlines);
2. Choose the Chart type and the Scale;
3. Choose whether to show value labels on the chart;
4. Pick the sort order (input order / largest first / smallest first);
5. Set the length of the text block bar (4 to 120 characters);
6. Click Run: the chart appears in the visualization area, the box on the right gives a copyable block-character bar chart, and the table below lists the share and rank of every value.
Note: ranks are computed from largest to smallest and equal values share the same rank; the chart and the table both follow the sort order, while the No. column always keeps the original input position so you can match rows back to your data.
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