Document<\/title>\n <script src=\"\/\/d3js.org\/d3.v4.min.js\"><\/script>\n <script src=\"\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/d3-queue\/3.0.4\/d3-queue.min.js\"><\/script>\n <style>\n html,\n body,\n #chart {\n height: 500px;\n width: 100%;\n margin: 0;\n }\n html {\n background-color: white;\n }\n text {\n font-family: \"Source Code Pro\";\n font-size: 14px;\n fill: slategrey;\n \n }\n .axis path,\n .axis line {\n fill: none;\n stroke: slategrey;\n shape-rendering: crispEdges;\n }\n <\/style>\n <\/head>\n <body>\n <div id=\"slider\" style=\"padding: 10px\">\n\t\t<input type='range'min='0' max='500' step='1' value= '0' id='rangeSlider' \/> \n \n\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"start\">start<\/button>\n\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"stop\">stop<\/button>\n <h2 id=\"season_counter\"><\/h2>\n <div id=\"chart\"><\/div>\n <script>\n var width = document.getElementById(\"chart\").clientWidth;\n var height = document.getElementById(\"chart\").clientHeight;\n\n var margin = {\n top: 10,\n bottom: 155,\n left: 70,\n right: 20,\n };\n\n var svg = d3\n .select(\"#chart\")\n .append(\"svg\")\n .attr(\"width\", width)\n .attr(\"height\", height)\n .append(\"g\")\n .attr(\n \"transform\",\n \"translate(\" + margin.left + \",\" + margin.right + \")\"\n );\n\n var title = svg\n .append(\"text\")\n .attr(\"class\", \"title\")\n .attr(\"x\", width \/ 2)\n .attr(\"y\", 0 - margin.top \/ 2)\n .attr(\"text-anchor\", \"middle\")\n .text(\"start\");\n \n svg\n .append(\"text\")\n .attr(\"transform\", \"rotate(-90)\")\n .attr(\"y\", 0 - margin.left)\n .attr(\"x\", 0 - height \/4)\n .attr(\"dy\", \"1em\")\n .style(\"text-anchor\", \"middle\")\n .text(\"Lines Spoken\");\n\n width = width - margin.left - margin.right;\n height = height - margin.top - margin.bottom;\n\n var data = {};\n\n var x_scale = d3.scaleBand().rangeRound([0, width]).padding(0.1);\n\n var y_scale = d3.scaleLinear().range([height, 0]);\n\n var colour_scale = d3\n .scaleQuantile()\n .range([\n \"#ffbb22\",\n \"#11bb66\",\n \"#8899ff\",\n \n \"#ec7014\",\n \"#ff4411\"\n \n ]);\n \/\/ .range([\n \/\/ \"#ffffe5\",\n \/\/ \"#fff7bc\",\n \/\/ \"#fee391\",\n \/\/ \"#fec44f\",\n \/\/ \"#fe9929\",\n \/\/ \"#ec7014\",\n \/\/ \"#cc4c02\",\n \/\/ \"#993404\",\n \/\/ \"#662506\",\n \/\/ ]);\n\n var y_axis = d3.axisLeft(y_scale);\n var x_axis = d3.axisBottom(x_scale);\n\n svg.append(\"g\")\n .attr(\"class\", \"x axis\")\n .attr(\"transform\", \"translate(0,\" + height + \")\")\n .call(x_axis)\n .selectAll(\"text\") \n .style(\"text-anchor\", \"end\")\n .attr(\"dx\", \"-.8em\")\n .attr(\"dy\", \".15em\")\n .attr(\"transform\", \"rotate(-65)\" );\n\n svg.append(\"g\").attr(\"class\", \"y axis\");\n\n function draw(index) {\n var episode_data = data[index];\n var character_data = episode_data[\"character_data\"];\n\n d3.select(\"#season_counter\").text(\"Season: \" + episode_data[\"season\"])\n title.text(episode_data[\"ep_title\"] + \": Aired \" + episode_data['original_air_date']);\n\n var t = d3.transition().duration(10);\n\n var characters = character_data.map(function (d) {\n return d.character;\n });\n x_scale.domain(characters);\n\n var max_value = d3.max(character_data, function (d) {\n return +d.lines;\n });\n\n y_scale.domain([0, max_value]);\n colour_scale.domain([0, max_value]);\n\n var bars = svg.selectAll(\".bar\").data(character_data);\n\n bars.exit().remove();\n\n var new_bars = bars\n .enter()\n .append(\"rect\")\n .attr(\"class\", \"bar\")\n .attr(\"x\", function (d) {\n return x_scale(d.character);\n })\n .attr(\"width\", x_scale.bandwidth())\n .attr(\"y\", height)\n .attr(\"height\", 0);\n\n new_bars\n .merge(bars)\n .transition(t)\n .attr(\"y\", function (d) {\n return y_scale(+d.lines);\n })\n .attr(\"height\", function (d) {\n return height - y_scale(+d.lines);\n })\n .attr(\"fill\", function (d) {\n return colour_scale(+d.lines);\n });\n\n svg.select(\".x.axis\").call(x_axis).selectAll(\"text\") \n .style(\"text-anchor\", \"end\")\n .attr(\"dx\", \"-.8em\")\n .attr(\"dy\", \".15em\")\n .attr(\"transform\", \"rotate(-65)\" );;\n\n svg.select(\".y.axis\").transition(t).call(y_axis);\n }\n\n \/\/Run the update function when the slider is changed\n d3.select('#rangeSlider').on('input', function() {\n draw(this.value);\n });\n\n var myTimer;\n d3.select(\"#start\").on(\"click\", function() {\n title.style(\"visibility\", \"hidden\")\n clearInterval (myTimer);\n myTimer = setInterval (function() {\n var b= d3.select(\"#rangeSlider\");\n var t = (+b.property(\"value\") + 1) % (+b.property(\"max\") + 1);\n if (t == 0) { t = +b.property(\"min\"); }\n b.property(\"value\", t);\n draw (t);\n }, 100);\n });\n\n d3.select(\"#stop\").on(\"click\", function() {\n title.style(\"visibility\", \"visible\")\n clearInterval (myTimer);\n });\n\n\n\n d3.queue()\n .defer(d3.csv, \"\/myjson\/simpsonsData\/chartData.csv\")\n .await(function (error, d) {\n d3.select(\"#rangeSlider\").property(\"max\", d.length);\n\n d.sort(function (a, b) {\n return new Date(a.original_air_date) - new Date(b.original_air_date);\n });\n\n for (let i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {\n let raw_episode_data = d[i];\n\n let keys = Object.keys(raw_episode_data);\n\n let chart_data = { character_data: [] };\n\n for (const key of keys) {\n if (key == \"original_air_date\") {\n chart_data[\"original_air_date\"] =\n raw_episode_data[\"original_air_date\"];\n } else if (key == \"ep_title\") {\n chart_data[\"ep_title\"] = raw_episode_data[\"ep_title\"];\n } else if (key == \"season\") {\n chart_data[\"season\"] = raw_episode_data[\"season\"];\n } else {\n if (i == 0) {\n d[i][key] = parseInt(d[i][key]);\n } else {\n d[i][key] = parseInt(d[i][key]) + d[i - 1][key];\n }\n chart_data[\"character_data\"].push({\n character: key,\n lines: raw_episode_data[key],\n });\n }\n }\n\n data[i] = chart_data;\n }\n draw(0);\n });\n\n \n <\/script>\n <\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<p>The first episode of The Simpsons aired on 17 December 1989: titled \u201cSimpsons Roasting On An Open Fire\u201d. It wasn\u2019t meant to be the series debut, but due to animation issues with the intended instalment \u2013 <em>Some Enchanted Evening <\/em>\u2013 they were forced to kick the show off in an unusual manner with a Christmas special. It was an instant hit and, 725 episodes and a feature length film later, the show is still on the air \u2013 though many fans maintain that the show\u2019s quality has been on a steep decline since its tenth season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scripts of the first 26 seasons have been released as a dataset, allowing the show to be dissected and analysed in ways previously impossible. For example only three of the top twenty characters with the most lines in the show are female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average Simpsons character\u2019s dialogue can be understood by a 12 year old, represented as a 6.3 on the Dale-Chall readability scale. 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{"id":54,"date":"2022-04-29T11:47:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T11:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edcarron.com\/?p=54"},"modified":"2024-02-19T11:54:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T11:54:45","slug":"simpsons-most-talkative-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edcarron.com\/?p=54","title":{"rendered":"Simpsons Most Talkative Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n \n \n Document<\/title>\n <script src=\"\/\/d3js.org\/d3.v4.min.js\"><\/script>\n <script src=\"\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/d3-queue\/3.0.4\/d3-queue.min.js\"><\/script>\n <style>\n html,\n body,\n #chart {\n height: 500px;\n width: 100%;\n margin: 0;\n }\n html {\n background-color: white;\n }\n text {\n font-family: \"Source Code Pro\";\n font-size: 14px;\n fill: slategrey;\n \n }\n .axis path,\n .axis line {\n fill: none;\n stroke: slategrey;\n shape-rendering: crispEdges;\n }\n <\/style>\n <\/head>\n <body>\n <div id=\"slider\" style=\"padding: 10px\">\n\t\t<input type='range'min='0' max='500' step='1' value= '0' id='rangeSlider' \/> \n \n\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"start\">start<\/button>\n\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"stop\">stop<\/button>\n <h2 id=\"season_counter\"><\/h2>\n <div id=\"chart\"><\/div>\n <script>\n var width = document.getElementById(\"chart\").clientWidth;\n var height = document.getElementById(\"chart\").clientHeight;\n\n var margin = {\n top: 10,\n bottom: 155,\n left: 70,\n right: 20,\n };\n\n var svg = d3\n .select(\"#chart\")\n .append(\"svg\")\n .attr(\"width\", width)\n .attr(\"height\", height)\n .append(\"g\")\n .attr(\n \"transform\",\n \"translate(\" + margin.left + \",\" + margin.right + \")\"\n );\n\n var title = svg\n .append(\"text\")\n .attr(\"class\", \"title\")\n .attr(\"x\", width \/ 2)\n .attr(\"y\", 0 - margin.top \/ 2)\n .attr(\"text-anchor\", \"middle\")\n .text(\"start\");\n \n svg\n .append(\"text\")\n .attr(\"transform\", \"rotate(-90)\")\n .attr(\"y\", 0 - margin.left)\n .attr(\"x\", 0 - height \/4)\n .attr(\"dy\", \"1em\")\n .style(\"text-anchor\", \"middle\")\n .text(\"Lines Spoken\");\n\n width = width - margin.left - margin.right;\n height = height - margin.top - margin.bottom;\n\n var data = {};\n\n var x_scale = d3.scaleBand().rangeRound([0, width]).padding(0.1);\n\n var y_scale = d3.scaleLinear().range([height, 0]);\n\n var colour_scale = d3\n .scaleQuantile()\n .range([\n \"#ffbb22\",\n \"#11bb66\",\n \"#8899ff\",\n \n \"#ec7014\",\n \"#ff4411\"\n \n ]);\n \/\/ .range([\n \/\/ \"#ffffe5\",\n \/\/ \"#fff7bc\",\n \/\/ \"#fee391\",\n \/\/ \"#fec44f\",\n \/\/ \"#fe9929\",\n \/\/ \"#ec7014\",\n \/\/ \"#cc4c02\",\n \/\/ \"#993404\",\n \/\/ \"#662506\",\n \/\/ ]);\n\n var y_axis = d3.axisLeft(y_scale);\n var x_axis = d3.axisBottom(x_scale);\n\n svg.append(\"g\")\n .attr(\"class\", \"x axis\")\n .attr(\"transform\", \"translate(0,\" + height + \")\")\n .call(x_axis)\n .selectAll(\"text\") \n .style(\"text-anchor\", \"end\")\n .attr(\"dx\", \"-.8em\")\n .attr(\"dy\", \".15em\")\n .attr(\"transform\", \"rotate(-65)\" );\n\n svg.append(\"g\").attr(\"class\", \"y axis\");\n\n function draw(index) {\n var episode_data = data[index];\n var character_data = episode_data[\"character_data\"];\n\n d3.select(\"#season_counter\").text(\"Season: \" + episode_data[\"season\"])\n title.text(episode_data[\"ep_title\"] + \": Aired \" + episode_data['original_air_date']);\n\n var t = d3.transition().duration(10);\n\n var characters = character_data.map(function (d) {\n return d.character;\n });\n x_scale.domain(characters);\n\n var max_value = d3.max(character_data, function (d) {\n return +d.lines;\n });\n\n y_scale.domain([0, max_value]);\n colour_scale.domain([0, max_value]);\n\n var bars = svg.selectAll(\".bar\").data(character_data);\n\n bars.exit().remove();\n\n var new_bars = bars\n .enter()\n .append(\"rect\")\n .attr(\"class\", \"bar\")\n .attr(\"x\", function (d) {\n return x_scale(d.character);\n })\n .attr(\"width\", x_scale.bandwidth())\n .attr(\"y\", height)\n .attr(\"height\", 0);\n\n new_bars\n .merge(bars)\n .transition(t)\n .attr(\"y\", function (d) {\n return y_scale(+d.lines);\n })\n .attr(\"height\", function (d) {\n return height - y_scale(+d.lines);\n })\n .attr(\"fill\", function (d) {\n return colour_scale(+d.lines);\n });\n\n svg.select(\".x.axis\").call(x_axis).selectAll(\"text\") \n .style(\"text-anchor\", \"end\")\n .attr(\"dx\", \"-.8em\")\n .attr(\"dy\", \".15em\")\n .attr(\"transform\", \"rotate(-65)\" );;\n\n svg.select(\".y.axis\").transition(t).call(y_axis);\n }\n\n \/\/Run the update function when the slider is changed\n d3.select('#rangeSlider').on('input', function() {\n draw(this.value);\n });\n\n var myTimer;\n d3.select(\"#start\").on(\"click\", function() {\n title.style(\"visibility\", \"hidden\")\n clearInterval (myTimer);\n myTimer = setInterval (function() {\n var b= d3.select(\"#rangeSlider\");\n var t = (+b.property(\"value\") + 1) % (+b.property(\"max\") + 1);\n if (t == 0) { t = +b.property(\"min\"); 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It wasn\u2019t meant to be the series debut, but due to animation issues with the intended instalment \u2013 <em>Some Enchanted Evening <\/em>\u2013 they were forced to kick the show off in an unusual manner with a Christmas special. It was an instant hit and, 725 episodes and a feature length film later, the show is still on the air \u2013 though many fans maintain that the show\u2019s quality has been on a steep decline since its tenth season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scripts of the first 26 seasons have been released as a dataset, allowing the show to be dissected and analysed in ways previously impossible. For example only three of the top twenty characters with the most lines in the show are female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average Simpsons character\u2019s dialogue can be understood by a 12 year old, represented as a 6.3 on the Dale-Chall readability scale. 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