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.
I wondered how common it is for someone to get a divorce. While I’ve touched on the topic before, I’ve never calculated it directly, so I gave it a go.
This chart from The New York Times, based on estimates from Our World…
In 2017, a study posited that human behavior complexity peaks at age 25…
It's a wide range, based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
More money on average means bigger houses, more expensive cars, and fancier restaurants. But what if you look at relative spending instead of total dollars?
While still relatively rare, maternal mortality in the United States increased over the…
When plotting Russian election results, a structured grid patterns appear. From The Economist:…
The Washington Post, in an effort that I’m sure took more energy and…
Whether it’s because of experience, physical ability, or education level, some jobs tend towards a certain age of worker more than others.
Anna Flagg, for NYT’s The Upshot, used dots arranged as a stacked area…
We had to do more from home. Here's how much everything shifted by total minutes in a day.
NYT’s The Upshot analyzed spin rate on pitches before and after enforcing a…
It’s been hot in the Pacific Northwest the past few days. NYT’s The…
Susie Neilson for the San Francisco Chronicle compared the marriage of professions in…
We often hear about the Asian American community as one big group of…
Divorce rates are tied to job security, age, and occupation, so it should make sense that we see a pattern when we plot divorce rates against income.
