Systems and Methods for Using Analytic Objects in a Dynamic Data Visualization Interface

A client device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• a display;
• and
• one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
• displaying, on the display, a chart including visual marks representing a set of data, wherein the chart is displayed in accordance with contents of a plurality of displayed shelf regions, and wherein each shelf region determines a respective characteristic of the chart;
• generating a visual analytic object by applying a first analytic operation to the set of data represented by the visual marks, and displaying the visual analytic object superimposed over the chart, wherein the visual analytic object is an average line, a trend line, a median line, a constant reference line, an exponential curve, a distribution band, a confidence band, or a quartile band;
• detecting user input to select the displayed visual analytic object and place an icon representing the visual analytic object onto a first shelf region of the plurality of shelf regions;
• and
• in response to the user input:
• updating content of the first shelf region to include an association with the first analytic operation corresponding to the visual analytic object;
• and
• updating the chart in accordance with the updated content of the first shelf region, including updating the chart based on values of the set of data represented by the visual marks relative to the first analytic operation corresponding to the visual analytic object.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a client device having one or more processors, memory, and a display, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

• displaying, on the display, a chart including visual marks representing a set of data, wherein the chart is displayed in accordance with contents of a plurality of displayed shelf regions, and wherein each shelf region determines a respective characteristic of the chart;
• generating a visual analytic object by applying a first analytic operation to the set of data represented by the visual marks, and displaying the visual analytic object superimposed over the chart, wherein the visual analytic object is an average line, a trend line, a median line, a constant reference line, an exponential curve, a distribution band, a confidence band, or a quartile band;
• detecting user input to select the displayed visual analytic object and place an icon representing the visual analytic object onto a first shelf region of the plurality of shelf regions;
• and
• in response to the user input:
• updating content of the first shelf region to include an association with the first analytic operation corresponding to the visual analytic object;
• and
• updating the chart in accordance with the updated content of the first shelf region, including updating the chart based on values of the set of data represented by the visual marks relative to the first analytic operation corresponding to the visual analytic object.