A generalized form of the scatter plot, the dots can be placed in various coordinate systems.
It looks like a tornado. It's messy. It's circular. It almost looks intentionally confusing. But how bad is it really?
Easily compare multiple categories and spot differences between two or more series.
For when you want to show the occurrence of events over time.
Let's work through a practical example to see how asking and answering questions helps guide you towards more focused data graphics.
It's easy to draw dots. The challenge is to make them meaningful and readable.
The combination of a time series chart and a scatter plot lets you compare two variables along with temporal changes.
xkcd charted topics that seemed like they’d come up often with grown ups…
In the United States, a two-party system means that candidates, who are supposed…
This is some good step charting by Mira Rojanasakul for the New York…
Not to dwell on Musk, but I was reminded of this dot plot…
Some jobs require a lot of standing, crouching, and climbing, whereas other jobs…
Many hospitals in the United States are for-profit, which itself is not a…
I made a chart about Halloween candy. Even dumb charts need attention and require that choices are made.
This is very important. How did your favorite candy rate?
China recently increased their retirement age to 63 for men and 55 for women. Even with the adjustment, the country is still on the lower end when compared to other countries.
The Economist examines car weight and fatalities in car crashes. In two-vehicle collisions,…
Difficulties increase steadily over the years, but if we're lucky enough to reach our 80s, there appears to be a steeper drop.
PerThirtySix made a communal plot that asks for your opinion via scatterplot and…
In our younger years, we have school and more important things to do, but then we get older and there are bills to pay.
How common are wide age gaps between spouses? These are the age differences through the lens of the 2022 five-year American Community Survey.
For NYT’s The Upshot, Aatish Bhatia and Emily Badger model how colleges might…
The status of seven figures is maybe not as rare as it seems.
