xkcd: Ensemble model

Are more Americans heavier than you or are they lighter? The following chart compares your weight against other adults.

But not every group’s median income increased by the same amount.

In high school, we spend most of our days with friends and immediate family. But then we get jobs, start a family, retire, and there’s a shift in who we spend our days with.

There’s a 6 percent figure from the CDC that could be easily misinterpreted. Here’s what it means.