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Figure . . Examples of cyclic data glyph layouts, as generated by SpiralGlyphics (Lipchak and Ward,
; Ward and Lipchak, ). he data consist of five economic indicators over years. In the first
layout, each row constitutes a cycle, while in the second, each ring of the spiral is one cycle. While both
allow the user to see both intracycle and intercycle variations in the data, the spiral more easily allows
comparison of the end of one cycle and the beginning of the next. In addition, space appears to be
more effectively utilized in the spiral layout for long cycles
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