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The animated bubble chart can be used to show how 2-4 measures changes over time. This method of visualizing changes over time was popularized by Hans Rosling in a famous TED talk from 2006 where he used it to show changes in global health and economics.

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Spotfire® Analyst

Download this mod and follow the instructions below to open the mod in Spotfire Analyst:

1. Open Spotfire® Analyst, and create an analysis by loading some data.
2. Drag the downloaded .mod file into the analysis.
3. The visualization mod is added to the analysis.
4. To learn more about the capabilities and limitations of this visualization mod, read the user guide located in the downloaded folder.

For general information on how to use and share visualization mods, read the Spotfire documentation.

Data Requirement

The animated bubble chart can be used to visualize and animate any multi-variate dataset that contains snapshots of values taken at different timepoints. In order to make it work properly a data table with at least four columns is required:

1. One column should identify the bubbles, for example, names of countries, people or objects.
2. One column should contain a time point, for example years, or weeks.
3. Two columns should contain measures for the country, person or object taken at different times.

For detailed information on data requirements, the available settings, and an example of how to set up the visualization, read the mod's community article.

Help & Support

This Mod for Spotfire® is not supported by Spotfire Support.

In the event of issues or to suggest features and enhancements, submit an issue in the Mod's GitHub repository.

For general questions about Mods, please post a question in the Forum for Extensions & Mods.