More hiring, because more quitting

May 31, 2023

Statistical Visualization / hiring, Washington Post, work

This is a good example of things are not quite what they seem until you look at more data. Andrew Van Dam, for Washington Post’s Department of Data, looks into why it appears red states hire more than blue states.

See what we ate on an average day, for the past several decades.

On average, we use less energy as we age, and so we should eat less. We don’t always adjust soon enough though.

Late at night, the new year’s resolution longed for a straight line.

Median income only tells you where the middle is. The distributions of income are a lot more interesting.