case study: interactive scatterplot/bubble chart FT analysis of executive pay in the oil and gas industry. T h e F i n a n c i a l Ti m e s e x a m i n e d e x e c u t i v e compensation in the oil and gas industry. When comparing the salaries of executives, readers may weigh elements of compensation and the performance differently and while in a static graph (egthe printed newspaper graphic) it is only possible to pick one of these, an interactive chart allows readers to apply their own judgement to the data. For the FT visualisation of executive pay the reporters chose a scratterplot, because it allowed them to present the pay of 40 executives at the same time, while also demonstrating their comparative performance. Placing the pay of executives on the scatterplot also made it possible to easily visualise which executives had the high levels of pay and negative share holder return (top left quadrant) and which one had one of the lowest compensation packages, but a positive shareholder return (bottom right) The graphic is available at http://www.ft.com/ceo-pay
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