comparison

This week we make it easier to compare multiple charts when differences are small but significant.

Comparisons, also known as the thief of joy, are unavoidable, so we might as well make fair ones that consider context.

New to me, Bloomberg has an interactive by Claire Ballentine and Charlie Wells…

To decide if values are high or low, sometimes you have to divide the numbers for a relative comparison instead of an absolute one.

Covid-19 cases in the United States were down, but they’re moving up again,…

In analysis and visualization, you’re often tasked with the “compared to what” question. Your approach will change the perspective.

As part of their Citizen Browser project to inspect Facebook, The Markup shows…

A chart from Business Insider makes a poor attempt to compare the death…

Visualization is all about making comparisons. If you have nothing to compare to, then the chart fails. In this issue I describe some of the ways you can make your charts more comparable.

Scientists found the fossils of a giant dinosaur that they estimate was 26…

When you compare distributions of race for police departments and for the residents…

If you’re like me, you often wonder how big the Stay Puft Marshmallow…

In response to Sarah Palin’s complaints about gas prices around four dollars per…

It’s easy to forget just how big some countries are. For example, China:…