Statistical Visualization
Finding patterns, distributions, and anomalies.
A graphical summary of Euro 2012 on Twitter
Nicolas Belmonte, a data visualization scientist at Twitter, visualized the change in tweet…
Side-by-side comparisons for Australian Census
Last week, Australia released data for their 2011 Census. Small Multiples, in collaboration…
When the world sleeps, based on Twitter activity
Twitter engineers Miguel Rios and Jimmy Lin explored tweet volumes in different cities…
Even simple charts can tell a story
Regardless of your politics, this chart is a great example of how data…
The U.K. energy consumption guide
I’m a sucker for anything cute and bubbly, and the U.K. Energy Consumption…
Parallel Sets for categorical data, D3 port
A while back, Robert Kosara and Caroline Ziemkiewicz shared their work on Parallel…
How recruiters look at your resume
In a study by TheLadders (of n equals 30), recruiters looked at resumes…
Odds of losing in roulette
Jay Jacobs has some fun with roulette simulations and explores the odds of…
Who voted for Santorum and Romney
As a complement to Shan Carter’s exit poll dancing boxes, The New York…
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, accidental chart
This came via Twitter from @christopferd:
Will @flowingdata caption my 2 yr old’s…
Slicing Obama’s 2013 budget proposal four ways
With Obama’s recent budget for next year proposed, Shan Carter et. al of…
Compare presidential candidate fundraising
Presidential candidates have raised $186 million up to now, according to the Federal…
Words used in SOTU and Republican presidential candidates in debates
Jonathan Corum for The New York Times examines word usage by President Barack…
Job growth at the best companies to work for
Nicolas Rapp and Anne Vandermey with a straightforward look at new jobs added…
Optimized dart throwing and other games
If you play darts just trying to hit the bullseye, you aren’t playing…