The book Interactive Data Visualization
for the Web from O'Reilly Scott Murray is very good and helpful guide to visualize your data using D3.js.
In particular, it transverse the usage of charts and histograms through severals examples.
D3.js is a javascript charting library which use SVG to produce nice and colorful plots.
If you are in the Bigdata business or just want to make talk your data, you should read this book.
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920026938.do
Disclaimer: The book was given as part of the blogger review scheme from O'Reilly.
