A good portion of my time in high school was spent trying to…
Statistics
More than mean, median, and mode.
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Spirit of graph and dance is alive
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Get a Date With Your Online Profile Pic – Myths Debunked
The online dating world can be a confusing place. How do you interact…
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Data.gov.uk versus Data.gov – Which wins?
Back in May last year, the US government launched Data.gov as a statement…
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Understanding risk – play it safe or eat a bacon sandwich?
David Spiegelhalter is a Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk at Cambridge…
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Data.gov.uk Gearing Up For Launch, er, Does Launch
Update: I had scheduled this post for next week, but apparently, Data.gov.uk launched…
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Virtual Slot Machine Teaches the Logic of Loss
This interactive by Las Vegas Sun describes how in the long run, you’re…
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Fox News Makes the Best Pie Chart. Ever.
What? I don’t see anything wrong with it.…
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Choose Your Own Adventure – Watch the Stories Unfold
Interaction designer Christian Swinehart takes a careful look at the popular Choose Your…
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Class Size and SAT Scores By State
Are there any differences in student performance between schools with small classes (as…
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Unemployment, 2004 to Present – The Country is Bleeding
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the most recent unemployment numbers last week.…
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Target Store Openings Since the First in 1962 – Data Now Available
FlowingData readers who have been around for a while will remember I made…
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NYC BigApps Competition – $20k In Prize Money
It’s exciting times for data heads. The launch of Data.gov back in May…
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30 Resources to Find the Data You Need
Let’s say you have this idea for a visualization or application, or you’re…
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Share and Sell Data with Infochimps (100 Invites)
There’s a lot of data on the Web, but it’s all very scattered.…
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Online Dating Service Analyzes Intro Messages – How to Get a Response
Online dating can be tricky. What do you say? How do you reply…
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What Cell Phone Provider is Best For You?
Picking a cell phone plan is confusing, but it doesn’t have to be.…
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Low Income Hinders College Attendance, Even for Top Students
What if you were a good student but knew you weren’t going to…
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Data is the New Hot, Drop-dead Gorgeous Field
We all know this already, but it’s nice to get some backing from…
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IT Dashboard and Data from USAspending.gov
Taking another step towards data transparency, the US government provides the IT dashboard…
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Taking a Closer Look at Airplane-Bird Collisions
While we’re on the subject of flight, ever since that plane landed in…