For Climate.us, Emily Becker explains why it looks like El Niño is going…
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Estimating a much stronger than usual El Niño
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Uncounted heat-related deaths
The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention count causes of death, and…
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Too soon to declare inflation victory
Declarations have been made, but there’s not enough data yet to make such…
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Why economic data requires regular updates
Many are discovering that the Bureau of Labor Statistics updates past estimates, but…
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Designs for Missing/Changing Data
How do we visualize the data that isn’t there or new estimates that arise when methodology changes?
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Statistical challenges of measuring immigration
Jed Kolko, the former Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs of the…
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Estimating Covid deaths
It’s impossible to know the exact number of Covid deaths worldwide, because consistent…
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Estimating the size of YouTube
YouTube doesn’t offer numbers for how big they are, so Ethan Zuckerman and…
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Calculating swim speeds
The New York Times charted speed ranks during the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay.…
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Counting large crowds
So the inauguration was on Friday, and there’s been some disagreement about how…
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Challenges measuring crime worldwide
You would think that something so concrete, carefully recorded by authorities, wouldn’t be…











Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics (2nd Edition)
