Statistical Visualization

Finding patterns, distributions, and anomalies.

Shape of unemployment

For The New York Times, Ella Koeze looks at the various types of…

Millions of people experienced unhealthy air in 2020

NPR estimated how many people have experienced unhealthy air this year, largely in…

Timeline of the President’s taxes

The New York Times got a hold of the President’s tax records for…

Trump’s criminal justice ad spending on Facebook

The Marshall Project contrasted ad spending on Facebook by Trump’s campaign against Joe…

Shift of Covid-19 deaths to medium and small cities

When this all started, Covid-19 was impacting large cities at a much higher…

Election night might take weeks

For The Washington Post, Ashlyn Still and Kevin Schaul charted how long it…

Tracking the mail

With mail-in ballots looking to be more common than ever this year, NYT’s…

Time for last-minute mail voting

The New York Times provides a state-by-state chart timeline for voting by mail:…

Dying mid-range mall

Bloomberg looks at how retail struggles might kill the middle-of-the-road malls before this…

How long before there is gender equality in the U.S. House and Senate

For The Washington Post, Sergio PeƧanha asks, “What will it take to achieve…

Visits to businesses compared year-over-year in each state

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

Excess deaths, by race

It’s clear that Covid-19 has affected groups differently across the United States. By…

Analyzing the topics of cable TV news

From the Computer Graphics Lab at Stanford University, the results from an analysis…

Vote-by-mail volume compared against years past

The volume of mail-in ballots will likely be higher than usual this year,…

FiveThirtyEight launches 2020 election forecast

The election is coming. FiveThirtyEight just launched their forecast with a look at…

Gaps between mortality rates for black and white Americans

For NYT Opinion, Gus Wezerek charted the gaps between white and black mortality…

Electricity sources by state

With Joe Biden calling for 100% clean electricity, John Muyskens and Juliet Eilperin…

If the unemployed lose $600 per week

A $600 per week benefit expires for the unemployed at the end of…