Borne out of everyday curiosities, learning experiments, and mild insomnia.
An ongoing series about looking at the everyday through the eyes of data and charts.
Reviving the currently defunct Census-produced publication with current data.
Not everything has to be visualized. I do it anyway.
It was reported that 1 in 6 millennials have at least $100,000 saved. Is this right? It seems high. I looked at the data to find out and then at all of the age groups.
We almost always look at data through a screen. It’s quick and good for exploration. So is there value in making data physical? I played around with a 3-D printer to find out.
The data goes back to 1960 and up to the most current estimates for 2009. Each line represents a country.
I call myself a statistician, because, well, I’m a statistics graduate student. However, the most important things I’ve learned are less formal, but have proven extremely useful when working/playing with data.
I almost didn’t make a best-of list this year, but …
I compared time use for those with children under 18 against those without. Here’s where the minutes go.
The seven-year itch suggests that people grow dissatisfied with marriage …
See how common activities were for a given time of day, age, and sex.
People stay single longer, marry later, divorce less, and widow older.
You might be surprised that the combination of beer and fireworks doesn’t always work out.
A practical resource for beginners who want to visualize data for humans.
