Fill the space between lines to highlight the greater-than and less-than differences over time.
Also known as a bivariate area chart, the plot type focuses on the comparison between two time series.
A combination of a bivariate area chart, animation, and a population pyramid, with a sprinkling of detail and annotation.
Let's work through a practical example to see how asking and answering questions helps guide you towards more focused data graphics.
When there are too many options or categories, it can be helpful to make the data searchable.
Quickly compare two time series variables with this line-area chart hybrid that originated in the 1700s. Also known as: difference chart.
Normal retirement age, also known as full retirement age, is 67 years old for those born in 1960 or later. It's common for people to stop working before this age, but they're veering older.
One-third of households are rented and the other two-thirds are owned or in the process. However, the difference between renting and owning changes with age.
For NYT Opinion, Nate Silver compares consumer confidence between two surveys. The University…
In the 1950s, less than 10% of families with children were single-parent. In 2022, among families with children, 31% were single-parent — more than three times as common.
Excess deaths is the difference between expected deaths based on historical data and…
The two counts have been getting closer to each other. The past couple of years accelerated the process.
Magnus Carlsen continued to assert his dominance at the World Chess Championship. FiveThirtyEight…
Covid-19 cases in the United States were down, but they’re moving up again,…
When countries gained access to vaccines, there was an initial burst of vaccinations,…
Overall, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are down in the United States, but much…
Quoctrung Bui and Sarah Kliff for NYT’s The Upshot used difference charts to…
It’s clear that Covid-19 has affected groups differently across the United States. By…
There have been assertions that increased case counts are all from increased testing.…
We use some names mostly for boys and some mostly for girls, but then there is a small percentage that, over time, switched from one gender to another. Which names made the biggest switch?
The shifting majorities of the sexes in the workplace.
