Voronoi diagram of people in the park

August 4, 2017

Statistical Visualization / park, voronoi

From Rod Bogart, a Voronoi diagram of people sitting in Bryant Park. It’s a self-optimizing system to maximize sitting space.

Looking at the 100 most common jobs people switched to, a timeline comes into view when we adjust the relative switch rates by age.

Some jobs tend towards higher divorce rates. Some towards lower. Salary also probably plays a role.

Unemployment has hit some industries more than others. Here’s how the most recent estimates compare against last year’s.

As of May 2016, there were 64,432 licensed firearms dealers and pawnbrokers, which got me wondering how that compares to other businesses.