diff --git a/demos/multiview/app.js b/demos/multiview/app.js
index ada770f3..89fe5aed 100755
--- a/demos/multiview/app.js
+++ b/demos/multiview/app.js
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ jQuery(function($) {
       fields: [
         {id: 'id'},
         {id: 'date', type: 'date'},
-        {id: 'x'},
-        {id: 'y'},
-        {id: 'z'},
+        {id: 'x', type: 'number'},
+        {id: 'y', type: 'number'},
+        {id: 'z', type: 'number'},
         {id: 'country', 'label': 'Country'},
         {id: 'title', 'label': 'Title'},
         {id: 'lat'},
diff --git a/src/backend.memory.js b/src/backend.memory.js
index 18ddadee..f42aae07 100644
--- a/src/backend.memory.js
+++ b/src/backend.memory.js
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ this.recline.Backend.Memory = this.recline.Backend.Memory || {};
       var dataParsers = {
         integer: function (e) { return parseFloat(e, 10); },
         'float': function (e) { return parseFloat(e, 10); },
+        number: function (e) { return parseFloat(e, 10); },
         string : function (e) { return e.toString() },
         date   : function (e) { return new Date(e).valueOf() },
         datetime   : function (e) { return new Date(e).valueOf() }