Density gradient analysis tool
A density gradient analysis tool can be employed in conjunction with heat mapping systems. According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving data points. The method further includes calculating a data distribution of the data points. The data distribution has bins, and the bins represent an interval of time. The method further includes rendering a heat map based, at least in part, on the data distribution. The heat map includes regions corresponding to the bins.
1. A system, comprising:
a processor coupled to a memory that stores instructions that when executed by the processor causes the processor to:
group two or more distributions of data points into a set of bins, wherein each bin represents an interval of time and has a data point density;
generate a ribbon heat map for the two or more distributions of data points, wherein each of the two or more distributions is depicted as a wavelength of a sinusoidal wave with regions corresponding to the set of bins; and
convey, for display on a display device, the ribbon heat map.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that cause the processor to:
receive selection of a wavelength of the ribbon heat map;
generate a circular heat map corresponding to data associated with the selected wavelength; and
convey, for display on the display device, the circular heat map.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the circular heat map is displayed together with the ribbon heat map.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circular heat map captures one day of data and the ribbon heat map captures multiple days.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that cause the processor to assign color to the regions of the wavelength based on the density of the set of bins.
6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising instructions that cause the processor to generate smooth transitions between colored regions of the heat ribbon map.
7. The system of claim 5 , further comprising instructions that cause the processor to:
assign each bin a threshold for different density values of the bin;
assign a region color based on the assigned threshold of the bin corresponding to the region; and
generate the heat ribbon map with the assigned region color.
8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that cause the processor to aggregate bin data points across multiple time intervals.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ribbon heat map is generated in conjunction with an interactive element that enables zoom in or out with respect to data points of one or more regions.
10. A method, comprising:
executing on a processor instructions stored in memory that cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
grouping two or more distributions of data points into a set of bins, wherein each bin represents an interval of time and has a data point density;
generating a ribbon heat map for the two or more distributions of data points, wherein each of the two or more distributions is depicted as a wavelength of a sinusoidal wave with regions corresponding to the set of bins; and
conveying, for display on a display device, the ribbon heat map.
11. The method of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:
receiving selection of a wavelength of the ribbon heat map;
generating a circular heat map corresponding to data associated with the selected wavelength; and
conveying, for display on the display device, the circular heat map.
12. The method of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:
assigning color to the regions of the wavelength based on the density of the bins; and
generating the ribbon heat map with the color assigned to the regions.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising assigning color to the regions based on a defined threshold associated with different values of the density.
14. The method of claim 12 , the operations further comprising smoothing transitions between colors of the regions.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein smoothing transitions further comprises determining a number of color values between two different colors.
16. The method of claim 10 , the operations further comprising aggregating data bin data points across distributions.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed cause a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
assigning two or more distributions of data points to a set of groups, wherein each group represents a specified characteristic of the data points and has a data point density corresponding to number of data points in the group;
generating a ribbon heat map for the two or more distributions of data points, wherein each of the two or more distributions is depicted as a wavelength of a sinusoidal wave with regions corresponding to the set of groups; and
conveying, for display on a display device, the ribbon heat map.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising:
receiving selection of a wavelength of the ribbon heat map;
generating a circular heat map corresponding to data associated with the selected wavelength; and
conveying, for display on the display device, the circular heat map.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising:
assigning color to the regions of the wavelength based on the density of the groups; and
generating the ribbon heat map with the color assigned to the regions.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising providing a user interface mechanism to enable a user to zoom in and out with respect to data points comprising one or more regions of the ribbon heat map.