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> people, please don't use discrete color scales for continuous parameters There are arguments against using continuous scales: * By using classes (e. g. quan
by yaph 11y ago
> people, please don't use discrete color scales for continuous parameters
There are arguments against using continuous scales:
* By using classes (e. g. quantiles) you can reduce the impact of outliers. On a continuous scale an outlier can cause everything else to be perceived as one color.
* Perception of color intensity is not strictly linear.
For some more details, check out this answer on StackExchange http://gis.stackexchange.com/a/86679/24164 http://gis.stackexchange.com/a/86679/24164
- stared 11y agoWell, because of that appropriate variable scaling is important. (Typically log or sqrt, but if one wishes - one my use continuous percentile scale.)