Data layout

Matrix

A grid of values where both the rows and the columns are categories, such as sales by region and month, or the number of journeys between every pair of stations.

  • Data layout

Definition

A grid of values where both the rows and the columns are categories, such as sales by region and month, or the number of journeys between every pair of stations. Heatmaps and chord diagrams read from a matrix.

Also called

Cross-tabulation, Crosstab

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