Dots are placed in an x-y coordinate system, based on two variables. The plot is often used when it is thought that the variables are correlated.
It looks like a tornado. It's messy. It's circular. It almost looks intentionally confusing. But how bad is it really?
Let's work through a practical example to see how asking and answering questions helps guide you towards more focused data graphics.
The combination of a time series chart and a scatter plot lets you compare two variables along with temporal changes.
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…
When plotting Russian election results, a structured grid patterns appear. From The Economist:…
It’s been hot in the Pacific Northwest the past few days. NYT’s The…
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.
The Census Bureau released state population counts for 2020. Here's how each state gained and lost population and seats.
With the restrictions of the pandemic, you might expect an unusually big wave…
Danielle Ivory, Lauren Leatherby and Robert Gebeloff for The New York looked at…
We already looked at minimum wage over time, but when it comes to geography and income, you also have to consider the cost of living for a fair comparison.
For Reuters, Julia Janicki and Simon Scarr, with illustrations by Catherine Tai, show…
Based on estimates from the MIT Trancik Lab, The New York Times plotted…
The University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government defined an index to track…
A $600 per week benefit expires for the unemployed at the end of…
People tend to have more money saved up over time, but range and variation also grow, and often it’s not enough.
For The New York Times, Kevin Litman-Navarro plotted the length and readability of…
Bloomberg charted voter turnout for the just past midterm elections, comparing 2018 against…
