Nathan Yau

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Visualization Tools and Resources – August 2020 Roundup

The Process / roundup

Here’s the good stuff for August 2020.
Shot chart for Aug 26 2020 NBA playoffs

Chart Everything / Bucks, NBA

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FDA commissioner corrects his misinterpretation of reduced mortality

Mistaken Data / absolute, coronavirus, FDA, relative

Talking about a possible plasma treatment for Covid-19, the Food and Drug Administration…
Redefining Old Age

Data Underload / age

What is old? When it comes to subjects like health care and retirement, we often think of old in fixed terms. But as people live longer, it’s worth changing the definition.
Optimizing a peanut butter and banana sandwich

Statistics / deep learning, optimization, sandwich

How do you assemble a banana and peanut butter sandwich that maximizes the…
How long before there is gender equality in the U.S. House and Senate

Statistical Visualization / gender equality, government, Sergio Peçanha, Washington Post

For The Washington Post, Sergio Peçanha asks, “What will it take to achieve…
Racist housing policy from 1930s and present-day temperature highs

Maps / climate, housing, New York Times, racism, redlining

Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich for The New York Times show how policies…
Visits to businesses compared year-over-year in each state

Statistical Visualization / business, coronavirus, New York Times

Businesses are still seeing visits mostly down compared to last year, which shouldn’t…
Excess deaths, by race

Statistical Visualization / coronavirus, Marshall Project, race

It’s clear that Covid-19 has affected groups differently across the United States. By…
Analyzing the topics of cable TV news

Statistical Visualization / cable news, deep learning, Stanford, video

From the Computer Graphics Lab at Stanford University, the results from an analysis…
Vote-by-mail volume compared against years past

Statistical Visualization / mail, Upshot, USPS

The volume of mail-in ballots will likely be higher than usual this year,…
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The Process 103 – End Result

The Process / iteration, questions, tools

Last month I did a short Q&A about FD and my workflow. I thought I’d elaborate on one of my answers.
Inference of key shape from the sound it makes in the lock

Statistics / keys, security, unlock

Researchers from the National University of Singapore found a way to infer key…
California wildfires map

Maps / California, Los Angeles Times, wildfire

Los Angeles Times provides a California-specific map of the current wildfires to stay…
Fire and smoke map

Maps / smoke, wildfire

With the rush of wildfires in California, governor Gavin Newsom declared (another) state…
Tracking who’s wearing masks correctly

Social Data Analysis / coronavirus, Los Angeles Times, mask

For The Los Angeles Times, Casey Miller went hyperlocal to track mask wearing…
Scale of the explosion in Beirut

Infographics / Beirut, explosion, Reuters, scale

There was an explosion in Beirut. It was big. How big? Marco Hernandez…
Data-information-conspiracy

Infographics / conspiracy, humor

Seems about right. (Who made it?)…
Census counting during the pandemic

Statistics / census, coronavirus, imputation, New York Times

Reporting for The New York Times, Giovanni Russonello on the decennial census during…
Where schools are ready to reopen

Maps / coronavirus, education, New York Times, reopening, school

For NYT Opinion, Yaryna Serkez and Stuart A. Thompson estimated where we’re ready:…

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