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Enable logarithmic scale in evolution charts #3661
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Here's another example taken from my website: I had a peak in visitors coming from one region in Germany. When I compare the regions using row evolution, the linear scale makes it impossible to compare the 'regular' traffic between regions. A log-scale would reveal more insights. [[Image(http://vis4.net/tmp/comparing-regions.png)]] Again, here's the same data shown in a log-scale: [[Image(http://vis4.net/tmp/comparing-log.png)]] |
Good idea, this could be an option available in the "Cog icon" for evolution graphs. We could also add a link to use the special view when a peak is detected in the graph (eg. more than 0.9 percentile). See: #3110 |
This should be relatively easy to implement, since there is a plugin for jqPlot: http://www.jqplot.com/docs/files/plugins/jqplot-logAxisRenderer-js.html I'll prepare a pull request. |
If a site experiences exceptional traffic peaks, it would make a lot sense to change the linear y-scale to a logarithmic scale.
For instance, consider the following pattern (data taken from a real website). The linear scale does a good job in giving a sense of the magnitude of the peak, but the patterns in the regular traffic are not perceivable anymore.
[[Image(http://vis4.net/tmp/linear-scale.png)]]
The next picture shows the same data on a log scale, which gives additional insight. We can see how the traffic decreases in two weeks after the peak and then it slightly increases again over the next four weeks.
[[Image(http://vis4.net/tmp/logarithmic-scale.png)]]
I know that this is a feature for pro data analysis, and thus the UI doesn't need to be super flashy. Most users don't need this, so we don't want to put it in their way. I recommend to use shift-clicking on the y-axis labels to toggle between linear and logarithmic scale.
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