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Nathan Yau
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StatGrad Discussion Board Now Open
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Find a Replacement for this Ugly Venn Diagram
This venn diagram showing results from tests for Autism really seems to be…
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Using Many Eyes to Visualize Text
Some time last month, Many Eyes introduced their text visualization, the word tree.…
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New York Mets Not Looking So Good
I’ve never really been interested in baseball. I’ve always been more of a…
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Misleading Map of Buffalo Snow
I saw this map of the average snow levels in Buffalo. I think…
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Use Mint to Manage Your Finances
Mint was released last week. It’s an online application that brings financial data…
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My Last Graphic at The Times
Friday was my last day at The Times, and this past Sunday, my…
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Visualization of US Flight Patterns
When I think airplanes and data visualization, I think of Aaron Koblin’s Flight…
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John Maeda Speaks About Simplicity
John Maeda, a professor in the MIT Media Lab, gives his talk on…
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My Last Day as a New York Times Graphics Editor Intern
Today is my last day at The New York Times. Ten weeks and…
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Overgeneralizing on Chinese Takeout
My roommate pointed out a couple of weeks ago that I always get…
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Data Collection With USB Pedometer. Weight No More!
I’m thinking it might be time to revive my step count data collection…
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West Coast Stata Users Group, Oct. 25
For those interested in or who already use Stata, the first Stata users…
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A Repetitive Hate for Statistics
When I tell people that I’m a graduate student in Statistics, there are…
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Deaths While Crossing the Border
With a stricter border patrol, more Mexican illegal immigrants are taking dangerous routes…
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Presidential Election Voting by the Young People of America
I actually did this graphic some time last month for the Week in…
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Published Data and Results Not Always Legit
In a previous life, I thought anything published in an academic journal was…
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Wise Words from John Tukey
The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice…
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My Love-hate Relationship with ArcGIS
ArcGIS can do a lot for you in terms of speeding up the…
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John Snow’s Famous Cholera Map
If you’ve read any books on visualization, without a doubt, you’ve seen John…