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app store analytics visualization
SHOW HN2013
62points
18comments
#417of 1,739 in 2013
Top 24%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
5 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.30.
Design: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun to play with filters and see correlations
From 3 comments
It is surprisingly fun to play around with the filters and see correlations unfold. If you restrict only a narrow band for number of downloads and leave everything else open,…
irollboozers on HNFantastic visualization - the filters really make it interesting! Could I suggest an extra column - Downloads * price
minikomi on HNIt's really interesting to play with this stuff!
glazskunrukitis on HN
Good overview of popular apps
From 1 comment
This is really awesome. Great way to get an overview of which apps are popular. Can you make the names of the apps link to the app on the app store?!
holgersindbaek on HN
Smart parallel coordinates implementation
From 1 comment
Thats a smart way of implementing a parallel coordinates chart. I like the selection.
wingerlang on HN
Objections
Hard to interpret individual curves without explanation
From 2 comments
Sorry for coming down harsh but I don't understand how to interpret any of the individual curves, since it looks like they are five points on five different axis with a curve fit…
AustinGibbons on HNI don't see you as coming down harsh at all, it's a data visualization that requires some math skills. Having an interest in, or understanding of higher dimensional geometry is…
hnriot on HN
Requests
Link app names to their App Store pages
From 1 comment
This is really awesome. Great way to get an overview of which apps are popular. Can you make the names of the apps link to the app on the app store?!
holgersindbaek on HN
Add a downloads times price column
From 1 comment
Fantastic visualization - the filters really make it interesting! Could I suggest an extra column - Downloads * price
minikomi on HN
Add box plot and reorderable axes
From 2 comments
The green line showing the average is very helpful to see the distribution in each dimension. A box plot would provide even more information. The bezier curves look beautiful on…
oscilloscope on HNIf the axes were reorderable, you could move Downloads next to Reviews and see the relation without filtering.
oscilloscope on HN
Questions
What is the significance of the curves
From 1 comment
Sorry for coming down harsh but I don't understand how to interpret any of the individual curves, since it looks like they are five points on five different axis with a curve fit…
AustinGibbons on HN