Parallel Sets Plot

Used to visualize Categorical Data in Multivariate Dataset. Find dependencies between variables (Correlation). Kind of similar to Histogram but looks way better and has the benefit to show Correlation. Also similar to Parallel Coordinate Plot as this is the categorical counterpart.

Interaction

• change column order
• change row order
• select rows
• hover to emphazise dependencies

Further reading

• Functionality based on Parallel Sets, Robert Kosara and Caroline Ziemkiewicz.
• Turning a Table into a Tree: Growing Parallel Sets into a Purposeful Project, Robert Kosara.
• Parallel Sets: Visual Analysis of Categorical Data, Fabian Bendix, Robert Kosara, Helwig Hauser.

Example