Comments on: Drivers of Australian Inflation http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/05/aus-inflation/ Obstinately objective Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:38:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stubborn Mule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/05/aus-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-27604 Stubborn Mule Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:10:46 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/aus-inflation/#comment-27604 I used R (see <a href="http://www.r-project.org" rel="nofollow">R Project). Unfortunately there isn't a standard heatmap plot, so I tweaked some code I found online. I will post the source soon (probably next week). I used R (see R Project). Unfortunately there isn’t a standard heatmap plot, so I tweaked some code I found online. I will post the source soon (probably next week).

]]> By: Inna http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/05/aus-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-27603 Inna Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:28:15 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/aus-inflation/#comment-27603 G'day, Just wondering, what software did you use to create the CPI heat map? I like the concept very much - want to update the weights and colours and check how it looks now. Thanks. G’day,

Just wondering, what software did you use to create the CPI heat map? I like the concept very much – want to update the weights and colours and check how it looks now. Thanks.

]]> By: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle | A Stubborn Mule's Perspective http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/05/aus-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-4106 Reduce, Re-use, Recycle | A Stubborn Mule's Perspective Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:32:37 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/aus-inflation/#comment-4106 [...] Drivers of Australian inflation [...] [...] Drivers of Australian inflation [...]

]]> By: containers sales http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/05/aus-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-2234 containers sales Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:48:29 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/aus-inflation/#comment-2234 Hi It is a very nice and good post and I like it Hi
It is a very nice and good post and I like it

]]> By: Graphical Tables - An Alternative to Treemaps | Dashboard Blogs - Examples & Tutorials http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/05/aus-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 Graphical Tables - An Alternative to Treemaps | Dashboard Blogs - Examples & Tutorials Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:54:35 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/aus-inflation/#comment-1017 [...] blogged the other day about using a treemap to visualize the drivers of the Australian Inflation. He got inspired to create a treemap by an NYT article that used an interactive version of the [...] [...] blogged the other day about using a treemap to visualize the drivers of the Australian Inflation. He got inspired to create a treemap by an NYT article that used an interactive version of the [...]

]]> By: Graphical Tables - An Alternative to Treemaps | More Information per Pixel http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/05/aus-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 Graphical Tables - An Alternative to Treemaps | More Information per Pixel Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:33:35 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/aus-inflation/#comment-1016 [...] you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Sean blogged the other day about using a treemap to visualize the drivers of the Australian Inflation. He got inspired to create a treemap by an NYT article that used an interactive version of the [...] [...] you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Sean blogged the other day about using a treemap to visualize the drivers of the Australian Inflation. He got inspired to create a treemap by an NYT article that used an interactive version of the [...]

]]> By: stubbornmule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/05/aus-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 stubbornmule Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:12:41 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/aus-inflation/#comment-1015 Here's a good <a href="http://eagereyes.org/Techniques/Treemaps.html" rel="nofollow">overview of treemaps</a>. Here’s a good overview of treemaps.

]]> By: Retail Sales in New South Wales « A Stubborn Mule’s Perspective http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/05/aus-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 Retail Sales in New South Wales « A Stubborn Mule’s Perspective Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:59:56 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/aus-inflation/#comment-1013 [...] Retail Sales in New South Wales Yesterday the Sydney Morning Herald published an article on the latest retail sales numbers for New South Wales that contrasted the sales growth in take-away food and pubs and clubs with the decline in business for cafes, restaurants and fresh food retailers. This is put in the context of with rising mortgage rates and fuel prices, to suggest that consumer behaviour is starting to shift. The data is published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, so I decided to dig a little deeper. Prompted by a comment over on the Junk Charts blog, I’ve used a table enriched with spark-lines rather than the heatmap I used in the inflation post. [...] [...] Retail Sales in New South Wales Yesterday the Sydney Morning Herald published an article on the latest retail sales numbers for New South Wales that contrasted the sales growth in take-away food and pubs and clubs with the decline in business for cafes, restaurants and fresh food retailers. This is put in the context of with rising mortgage rates and fuel prices, to suggest that consumer behaviour is starting to shift. The data is published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, so I decided to dig a little deeper. Prompted by a comment over on the Junk Charts blog, I’ve used a table enriched with spark-lines rather than the heatmap I used in the inflation post. [...]

]]> By: Blogroll « A Stubborn Mule’s Perspective http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/05/aus-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 Blogroll « A Stubborn Mule’s Perspective Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:53:24 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/aus-inflation/#comment-1014 [...] use and abuse of charts. It even featured a discussion of the inflation heatmap I produced for my augural post. You’ll have to read the post if you want to know whether the verdicy was “use” [...] [...] use and abuse of charts. It even featured a discussion of the inflation heatmap I produced for my augural post. You’ll have to read the post if you want to know whether the verdicy was “use” [...]

]]> By: stubbornmule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/05/aus-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 stubbornmule Sat, 31 May 2008 06:38:57 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/aus-inflation/#comment-1012 Wordpress lost the images and I'm not sure how long they were missing, but they are back up now. WordPress lost the images and I’m not sure how long they were missing, but they are back up now.

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