Nathan Yau

xkcd: Words in every state map

Maps / state map, xkcd

xkcd reading my mind somehow as usual. Not all state word maps are…
Common statistical interpretation mistakes

Mistaken Data / causation, correlation, noise, pitfalls

Statistics is a game of subtleties, and you lose when you don’t pay…
LeBron James passed Michael Jordan in playoff points

Statistical Visualization / basketball, New York Times, sports

As a Golden State Warriors fan, I am obligated to dislike LeBron James,…
Giving Up Time as a Parent

Data Underload / parenting, time use

There is a fixed number of minutes during the day. Where do parents usually draw the time from?
Multiplayer stock market game with real money

Statistical Visualization / game, stocks, Twitch

Twitch launched Stock Stream, which is a multiplayer stock market game that uses…
Comparing Google Maps and Apple Maps Over a Year

Maps / Apple, cartography, Google

Google collects much of their own data to construct their maps, whereas Apple…
Obi-Wan saying “Hello there” 67 million times

Miscellaneous / multiples, Star Wars

This clip of Obi-Wan saying “Hello there” 67 million times amused me too…
Melting glaciers

Maps / environment, glaciers, New York Times

Glaciers at Glacier National Park in Montana are melting. Using data from the…
Past and future of data analysis

Statistics / data analysis, Roger Peng

Roger Peng, a biostatistics professor at John Hopkins University, talks about the past…
Searchable budget proposal and the 10-year change

Data Sources / budget, government, New York Times

The administration released a budget proposal yesterday, which as you’d expect contains some…
Medieval fantasy city generator

Maps / procedural

Game developer Oleg Dolya made a medieval fantasy city generator. Select the size…
All of Mister Rogers’ cardigan colors

Statistical Visualization / color, Mister Rogers

While watching a Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood marathon, Owen Phillips for The Awl wondered…
Satellites from the ground

Maps / satellites

There is a 16-by-16 mile grid of big X’s in the Sonoran Desert…
Chernoff emoji

Maps / Chernoff Faces, emoji

Lazaro Gamio for Axios used Chernoff Faces that look like emojis.
This visualization…
A Day in the Life: Work and Home

Data Underload / time use

I simulated a day for employed Americans to see when and where they work.
Breathing Earth of vegetation

Maps / animation, environment, vegetation

Using data from NOAA STAR, Nadieh Bremer creates a breathing Earth that shows…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to d3.js

Coding / d3js

Ian Johnson provides some good direction for those looking to get their feet…
Gerrymandering game shows you how it works

Infographics / game, gerrymandering, government

Gerrymandering is the practice of manipulating boundaries in such a way that favors…
Census Bureau budget cuts

News / Census Bureau

The unexpected resignation of Census director John H. Thompson was likely related to…
Census director resigns

News / Census Bureau

The U.S. Census director John H. Thompson resigned and will leave June 30.…

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