Statistical Visualization

Finding patterns, distributions, and anomalies.

Racial bias in OpenAI GPT resume rankings

AI is finding its way into the HR workflow to sift through resumes.…

Diversity in college admissions without considering race

For NYT’s The Upshot, Aatish Bhatia and Emily Badger model how colleges might…

Analysis of when movies use their own names in the dialogue

A title drop is when a movie mentions its own name during the…

Rise of Caitlin Clark, scoring machine

Caitlin Clark, a basketball guard for the University of Iowa, has been steadily…

Consumer confidence in current economic conditions

For NYT Opinion, Nate Silver compares consumer confidence between two surveys. The University…

Investor expectations for interest rates compared to reality

This chart by Eric Wallerstein for the Wall Street Journal shows expectations against…

Researchers might have found Amelia Earhart’s crashed plane

For NPR, Juliana Kim reports: Deep Sea Vision, an ocean exploration company based…

Decline of the school bus

For WP’s Department of Data, Andrew Van Dam notes the decline of the…

Learning animal languages with AI

Financial Times highlights how researchers are using AI to try to learn what…

When movies become musicals and then movies again

For The Washington Post, Hanna Zakharenko charted all the movies that were adapted…

A hotter year, again

This year, 2023, was the hottest year on record. For Reuters, Gloria Dickie,…

Cost of assisted living where you are

Assisted living can be expensive. For The Washington Post, Bonnie Berkowitz, Lauren Tierney,…

ER visits for Christmas decoration injuries

A lot of Christmas lights went up this past week. I hope you…

How much more income people need to be happy

For the Wall Street Journal, Joe Pinsker reports on income and happiness, or…

Change in commute times in major cities

Using GPS data processed by Replica, Lydia DePillis, Emma Goldberg, and Ella Koeze,…

Attitudes towards tipping in the U.S.

Tipping seems to be in a confusing spot right now. On the one…

Premiums on electricity during Covid lockdowns in Italy

During Covid lockdowns, power companies in Italy charged premiums to cover increased prices…

Falling insect species

Insects are dying at a high rate every year, but it is difficult…