2022

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More Literal, Less Abstract

The Process / abstract, literal

Use visual metaphors to shorten the distance between data and what it represents.
Shrinking middle-class

Statistical Visualization / income, middle class

Income distribution continues to stretch on the high end and squish on the…
Absurd trolly problems

Infographics / humor, Neal Agarwal, trolley

You’ve probably heard of the trolley problem, a thought experiment that imagines a…
Imagining carbon food labels

Infographics / carbon, Financial Times, food

By purchasing certain foods, we make decisions about the carbon footprint from the…
Wildfires caused by fireworks

Statistical Visualization / CNN, fireworks

It’s Independence Day here in the United States, which means there will be…
Analysis of compound curse words used on Reddit

Statistical Visualization / Colin Morris, humor, language, Reddit

As you know, Reddit is typically a sophisticated place of kind and pleasant…
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Visualization Tools and Learning Resources, June 2022 Roundup

The Process / roundup

Here’s the good stuff for June.
Football field to show population change in the UK

Infographics / census, population, scale

The Office for National Statistics for the UK published an interactive to show…
15 years

Site News / birthday

This past weekend marked 15 years since I first posted on FlowingData. What…
Visualising Knowledge

Infographics / book, lessons, public

Visualising Knowledge is an open book from PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, based…
Introduction to statistical learning

Statistics / book, learning, R

An Introduction to Statistical Learning, by Gareth James, Daniela Witten, Trevor Hastie, and…
Personal life dashboard

Self-surveillance / Felix Krause, life

Felix Krause tracks many metrics of his life, both manually and passively, and…
Active shooter endings

Infographics / New York Times, shootings

For The New York Times, Larry Buchanan and Lauren Leatherby used Sankey diagrams…
Increased distance to the nearest clinic

Maps / abortion, distance, Upshot

With Roe vs. Wade in place, there were areas in the United States…
When Americans Had Intercourse with Opposite Sex for the First Time

Statistical Atlas / sex, virginity

The National Survey of Family Growth, run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asks participants about their birth and relationship history.
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Visually Inefficient

The Process / efficiency

Trading optimized visual efficiency in charts for joy and interest.
Diagram of watercolors from the 17th century

Infographics / color, Nicholas Rougeux

In 1692, artist A. Boogert published a guide to watercolors, showing the thousands…
Mapping the boundaries of history

Maps / boundaries, Hans Hack, history

While geographic boundaries can often seem like a semi-static thing, they’ve changed a…
Pie charts of dogs

Statistical Visualization / dogs, humor

John Rich made pie charts of dog body proportions. This is very important.…
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How to Make an Animated Donut Chart in R

Tutorials / animation, R

There are “better” ways to show proportions over time, but sometimes you just want an animated donut.

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