Nathan Yau

15 years

Site News / birthday

This past weekend marked 15 years since I first posted on FlowingData. What…
Visualising Knowledge

Infographics / book, lessons, public

Visualising Knowledge is an open book from PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, based…
Introduction to statistical learning

Statistics / book, learning, R

An Introduction to Statistical Learning, by Gareth James, Daniela Witten, Trevor Hastie, and…
Personal life dashboard

Self-surveillance / Felix Krause, life

Felix Krause tracks many metrics of his life, both manually and passively, and…
Active shooter endings

Infographics / New York Times, shootings

For The New York Times, Larry Buchanan and Lauren Leatherby used Sankey diagrams…
Increased distance to the nearest clinic

Maps / abortion, distance, Upshot

With Roe vs. Wade in place, there were areas in the United States…
When Americans Had Intercourse with Opposite Sex for the First Time

Statistical Atlas / sex, virginity

The National Survey of Family Growth, run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asks participants about their birth and relationship history.
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Visually Inefficient

The Process / efficiency

Trading optimized visual efficiency in charts for joy and interest.
Diagram of watercolors from the 17th century

Infographics / color, Nicholas Rougeux

In 1692, artist A. Boogert published a guide to watercolors, showing the thousands…
Mapping the boundaries of history

Maps / boundaries, Hans Hack, history

While geographic boundaries can often seem like a semi-static thing, they’ve changed a…
Pie charts of dogs

Statistical Visualization / dogs, humor

John Rich made pie charts of dog body proportions. This is very important.…
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How to Make an Animated Donut Chart in R

Tutorials / animation, R

There are “better” ways to show proportions over time, but sometimes you just want an animated donut.
Shifting flight paths for wealthy Russians

Maps / flights, New York Times, Russia, wealth

For The New York Times, Pablo Robles, Anton Troianovski, and Agnes Chang mapped…
Possible lead exposure around small airports

Maps / airports, fuel, lead, Quartz

Thousands of smaller airplanes are still allowed to use leaded fuel, which can…
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Gridlines

The Process / grid

They serve as a point of reference in some charts and guide the eyes in others, coming in different styles and layouts.
Cumulative 3-pointers for the Splash Brothers

Statistical Visualization / basketball, Upshot, Warriors

Tonight is game six of the NBA Finals. If the Golden State Warriors…
Communicating risk in the context of daily living

Statistics / context, risk, Wayne Oldford

Wayne Oldford, a statistics professor at the University of Waterloo, explains risk in…
Hands-On Data Visualization, an open-access book on interactive visualization for beginners

Statistical Visualization / book, interaction

Hands-On Data Visualization, by Jack Dougherty and Ilya Ilyankou, is an open-access book…
Unreliable FBI crime data

Mistaken Data / Axios, crime, FBI, Marshall Project

The Marshall Project and Axios report that the FBI changed their reporting system…
Different languages, but similar information rates

Statistical Visualization / information, language, words

Christophe Coupé and company analyzed speech rate (on the left) across different languages,…

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