Index value plot

An index value plot is a type of visualization map that is plotted on a line graph.This graph shows relative daily index closings from 1992-2004 for Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the U.K., and the U.S. An index is defined as a statistical indicator/number derived from a formula, which is used to characterize a set of data.

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