Chart block

Fifteen chart types with realistic assay data.

The chart block renders any of fifteen chart types from inline data, a table in the same document, or a saved query against a data environment. It re-renders automatically when its source updates — handy for live study-status documents.

A realistic example: PK time-course

Three dose groups (3, 10, 30 mg/kg), plasma concentration over 24 hours, modelled with first-order absorption and elimination. Hover any legend chip to highlight a series:

0h4h8h12h16h20h24h036912C (µg/mL)Time post-dose3 mg/kg10 mg/kg30 mg/kg
Time-course PK: concentration vs time, three dose levels. Driven by a saved query against the PK results table.

ELISA standard curve

The chart block fits a 4-parameter logistic curve to your standards. Click any sample to project its OD reading onto the curve and read off concentration:

1101001000IFN-γ concentration (pg/mL, log scale)0.01.02.03.0OD₄₅₀
4-parameter logistic fit (Dalea computes A, B, C, D automatically). Click a sample to project its OD onto the curve.
Cytokine ELISA standard curve. Sample buttons project an OD onto the fit.

Chart types

Line
Time-course, kinetic, longitudinal data. Optional error bars (SD, SEM, 95% CI).
Scatter
Two-variable correlations. Optional regression overlay.
Bar / grouped bar
Categorical comparison; group by treatment, condition, timepoint.
Dot plot
Individual data points with optional jittered group means.
Box plot
Distribution summary across groups.
Violin plot
Density-aware distribution comparison.
Histogram
Distribution of a single variable.
Pie
Composition. Used sparingly.
Area
Stacked time-course.
Heatmap
Two-axis intensity grid — gene-by-sample expression, plate readout, etc.
Dose-response
4-PL fit; read off EC₅₀, IC₅₀ automatically.
Kaplan-Meier
Survival curves with at-risk tables.
Forest
Effect-size aggregation across studies.
Volcano
Log fold-change vs −log p-value. RNA-seq, proteomics.
Manhattan
GWAS-style, position vs significance.

Data sources

A chart can be powered by any of:

  • Inline data — a small static array typed into the block.
  • A table block earlier in the same document.
  • A saved query against a data environment in the workspace. The query result rebuilds when the underlying records change, so the chart stays current.

Configuration

Common knobs:

  • Axes: linear / log; explicit limits or auto.
  • Series colour: per-series override or palette.
  • Error bars: column for ±value, or auto from grouped data.
  • Legend position; gridlines; title.
  • Reference lines (e.g. LLOQ on an immunoassay).

Fullscreen mode

Click the expand icon to take any chart fullscreen — useful during meetings. Charts that have group/colour controls keep their controls in fullscreen.

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