In this chapter, we've explored a number of different ways you can visualize graphs of data. D3 provides a number of different standard tools and techniques to visualize these data structures. A very versatile one is the d3.force layout. With this layout, you specify how the various parts of the graph (the nodes and the edges) influence each other, and by running the simulation, D3 moves the elements to their correct positions. While very versatile, it can quickly become unreadable when the number of interconnections increases. For an alternative to the force layout, D3 provides a chord layout. With the chord layout, we can easily visualize more complex interactions in a compact visualization. The last visualization we showed in this chapter uses a matrix layout, where we created a big table that allows you to quickly see the links between elements without having to follow lines or ribbons.
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