observablehq / observablehq/plot

Percent reducer?

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Description

It’d be nice if you could say

Plot.rectY(athletes, Plot.binX({y: "percent"}, {x: "weight"})).plot()

and it would be equivalent to

Plot.rectY(athletes, Plot.binX({y: "proportion"}, {x: "weight"})).plot({y: {percent: true}})

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Research direction

Start by tracing the Plot.binX reducer path and how the existing "proportion" reducer is transformed by the plot y percent option. Implement the requested "percent" behavior so the first example is equivalent to the second, then verify the resulting chart values against that equivalence.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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