Nathan Yau

How well we don’t understand probability

Statistics / probability, uncertainty

All Things Considered on NPR ran a fine series on how we interpret…
Too many numbers

Miscellaneous / short film

Numbers is a short film by Robert Hloz where some people see numbers…
A decade of Yelp review trends →

Statistical Visualization / reviews, Yelp

Yelp released an amusing tool that lets you see how the use of…
Senator John Walsh plagiarism, color-coded →

Infographics / New York Times, plagiarism

John Walsh, the U.S. Senator from Montana, is in the news lately for…
A more visual world data portal →

Data Sources / browser, OECD, Portal

One of the most annoying parts of downloading data from large portals is…
Members Only

How to Make an Interactive Treemap

Tutorials / D3, JavaScript

Treemaps are useful to view and explore hierarchical data. Interaction can help you look at the data in greater detail.
Large-ish data packages in R

Data Sources / package, R

If you’ve played around with R enough, there comes a time when you…
Editing photos as if they were audio files →

Data Art / databending, glitch

Masuma Ahuja and Denise Lu for the Washington Post applied a technique called…
Voter approval rates as butt plugs

Data Art / butt plugs, government

From a couple of years ago, but still relevant, I think. Matthew Epler…
Misery index based on perceived temperature →

Maps / globe, weather, wind

Late last year, Cameron Beccario made a wind map for earth, inspired by…
You get a personal data site, and you get one, and you too →

Self-surveillance / journal

Personal data collection keeps getting easier and more efficient. Much of what was…
Flights around Ukraine →

Maps / flights, New York Times

The New York Times is covering Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 with a series…
Geologic map of Mars

Maps / Mars, USGS

The USGS released a more detailed geologic map of Mars, not just renderings…
Spiky betting odds during LeBron James decision →

Statistical Visualization / betting, LeBron James, sports

LeBron James decided to head back to Cleveland, so naturally the odds that…
How much underwear to bring on a trip →

Statistical Visualization / traveling, underwear

Packing underwear for a short trip is easy. You just pack a pair…
Visualization Education Mailbag

Ask FlowingData / education

It’s around that time of year when more people than usual ask for…
Changing World Cup fans →

Infographics / Kevin Quealy, New York Times, Shan Carter, Upshot

Shan Carter and Kevin Quealy for the Upshot have a look at sports…
Mosquitos: The deadliest animal

Infographics / Bill Gates, mosquitos

This graphic from the Gates Foundation is from a few months ago, but…
FoamTree: Visualize hierarchical data with a lot of groups

Statistical Visualization / treemap, voronoi

For small-ish amounts of hierarchical data, most JavaScript libraries can handle the load.…
xkcd: Dominant players in chess and basketball →

Statistical Visualization / chess, sports, xkcd

I’m pretty sure xkcd is the only one who gets away with showing…

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