Is it a map of Middle Earth? Is it a distribution chart? Who cares? It looks great! It certainly looks much better than a row of box-and-whisker plots. Ridgeline charts can be a great way to compare multiple line charts, or to visualize data in 3D. The following chart shows the distribution of historical temperatures at Guadeloupe Island on each day of the calendar year. Each individual line represents the distribution of historical temperatures on a certain day of the year, with lower temperatures toward the left. I think that this particular set of data clearly illustrates the way that ridgeline charts get their name.

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