Projects

Graphics by Nathan Yau, borne out of everyday curiosities, learning experiments, and mild insomnia.

What Makes People the Most Happy

It's in the details of 100,000 moments. I analyzed the crowd-sourced corpus to see what brought the most smiles.

Shifted Social Media Usage, Among Teens

Facebook took the biggest hit in the past three years. Snapchat and Instagram got more likes.

Remote Workers vs. Non-Remote Workers

How the schedules between remote and non-remote workers differ during workdays.

Basketball Stat Cherry Picking

Wow your friends during the game with random win percentages, based on various player stats.

If We All Left to “Go Back Where We Came From”

Imagine that those with immigrants in their family tree left the country. Almost everyone, basically.

Data, R, and a 3-D Printer

We almost always look at data through a screen. It's quick and good for exploration. So is there value in making data physical? I played around with a 3-D printer to find out.

Most Common Occupation by Age

As we get older, job options shift — along with experience, education, and wear on our bodies.

Making the Count

As 2020 approaches, let's aim for higher accuracy and less uncertainty.

Waiting For a Table

A simulation to estimate how long until you are seated at a restaurant.

How Different Income Groups Spend Money

After living expenses, where does the money go, and how does it change when you have more cash available?

The Demographics of Others

I think we can all benefit from knowing a little more about others these days. This is a glimpse of how different groups live.

Back to the Future, Abridged Chart Edition

Back to more important topics, amirite?

12 Days of ChaRt-mas

As everyone has already checked out for the rest of the year, I'm going to mess around with R to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas and nobody can stop me.

Constructed Career Paths from Job Switching Data

Shifting from one occupation to another can take a swing in the career path. Given your current job, what paths could you take? Here are some constructed possibilities.

Switching Jobs

When people move to different jobs, here's where they go.