Statistical Visualization
Finding patterns, distributions, and anomalies.
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…
Defining ’90s music, based on song recognition
In search of songs that define music in the 1990s, Matt Daniels and…
Comparing U.S. coronavirus case rates to other hot spots
The numbers are high here in the United States, and at this point,…
Remote work and industry
Some industries are more compatible with remote work than others. Jonathan I. Dingel…
Unemployment for different groups
Unemployment has hit the United States hard over the past several months, for…
Bitcoin scam, Twitter hacked
Twitter was hacked yesterday. Over a few hours, prominent accounts were tweeting that…
Increase in cases since states reopened
Using the now all too familiar baseline chart, where all of the time…
Cases vs. testing
There have been assertions that increased case counts are all from increased testing.…
Gaps between black and white America
New York Times Opinion compared several demographics, such as unemployment and income, between…
Karen equivalents, based on name data
The name Karen. It’s not a common baby name these days. It peaked…
2020 election forecast
The Economist launched their 2020 elections forecast. Right now a part of my…
Health conditions and income
A large proportion of those who died from Covid-19 had pre-existing medical conditions.…
Visualizing black America in 1900
The visualization work of W.E.B. Du Bois and his students has been on…
Where unemployment benefits are higher than lost wages
Economists at the University of Chicago analyzed unemployment benefits from the CARES act…
LEGO normal distribution animation
Let’s just animate all statistical concepts with LEGO from now on:
My daughter…
How experts use disease modeling to help inform policymakers
Harry Stevens and John Muyskens for The Washington Post put you in the…