Line Chart
Typically used to show trends over time, the slope of the line between two points shows patterns of change.
Changing Difficulty of Getting Into Your College, Past Two Decades
It's gotten more difficult to get into top colleges over the years, but most schools have either admitted students at the same rate or increased admission rates since 2001.
Decade-Long Battle for “Yogurt” vs. “Yoghurt” on Wikipedia
After years of enthusiastic discussions, editors eventually and begrudgingly came to a conclusion.
Rise in prison death rates during the pandemic
The Marshall Project highlights research on excess mortality in U.S. prisons:
The slowdown…
When Your Vision and Hearing Decline with Age
Find out when it's your time for the glasses and hearing aid. Time is undefeated.
Misleading or Not? A Chart About How Couples Meet
If a chart is seen by enough people, someone will call it misleading. There are no exceptions.
Rise of Caitlin Clark, scoring machine
Caitlin Clark, a basketball guard for the University of Iowa, has been steadily…
Investor expectations for interest rates compared to reality
This chart by Eric Wallerstein for the Wall Street Journal shows expectations against…
ER visits for Christmas decoration injuries
A lot of Christmas lights went up this past week. I hope you…
Change in commute times in major cities
Using GPS data processed by Replica, Lydia DePillis, Emma Goldberg, and Ella Koeze,…
Life Expectancy of Pets
When looking into getting a pet, it’s important to consider life expectancy. You probably don’t want to accidentally sign up for a twenty-year commitment with an impulse adoption at the pet store.
When the Cost of a Mortgage is a Multiple of the Original Loan
Use this chart to see how many times over you'll pay over the original loan amount, given the annual rate and the number of years of paying.
Competitive hot dog eating requirements
Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest, so gross to watch but impossible to…
Shortening baseball games
Baseball games grew longer over the decades, with the average length well over…
India estimated to pass China in population
Based on the United Nations’ world population report, it is estimated that India’s…
Congress still getting older
For FiveThirtyEight, Geoffrey Skelley digs into the ongoing trend:
What’s behind these increasingly…
Changing Fed projections
This clever chart by Lazaro Gamio shows changing interest rates set by the…
More Dual Income, No Kids
People are waiting longer to have kids or not having kids at all, which leads to more dual income households with no kids.
Line chart race to show emissions
For The Washington Post, Harry Stevens used the line chart equivalent of a…
