uncertainty

xkcd and the needle of probability

News / humor, needle, uncertainty, xkcd

xkcd referenced the ever-so-loved forecasting needle. I’m so not gonna look at it…
Hotter days where you were born

Infographics / climate, New York Times, temperature, uncertainty

It’s getting hotter around the world. The New York Times zooms in on…
Needle of uncertainty

Statistics / needle, uncertainty, Upshot

The Upshot has used a needle to show shifts in their live election…
Visualizing the Uncertainty in Data

Guides / uncertainty

Data is an abstraction, and it’s impossible to encapsulate everything it represents in real life. So there is uncertainty. Here are ways to visualize the uncertainty.
Trolling the uncertainty dial

Statistics / uncertainty

During the election last year, The New York Times ran an uncertainty dial…
Showing uncertainty during the live election forecast

Statistical Visualization / election, New York Times, uncertainty

During the election, The New York Times showed a live gauge to show…
Statistics lesson on polling

Statistics / elections, uncertainty, Upshot

Nate Cohn for the Upshot provides a statistics lesson in the context of…
Income Increased

Data Underload / income, uncertainty

But not every group’s median income increased by the same amount.
Simulation shows why polls don’t always match future results

Infographics / polling, simulation, uncertainty

With election season in full swing, as far as the news is concerned…
Super Tuesday simulation to show uncertainty

Infographics / elections, simulation, uncertainty, Upshot

As we know, there are various outcomes during election season, with uncertainty in…
Wind prediction and potential power

Maps / Moritz Stefaner, uncertainty, weather, wind

As we use up current energy resources, it grows more important to look…
An uncertain spreadsheet for estimates

Apps / spreadsheet, uncertainty

A lot of data you get are estimates with uncertainty attached. Plus or…
Lessons in statistical significance, uncertainty, and their role in science

Statistics / FiveThirtyEight, p-value, uncertainty

Science is hard. Statistics is hard. Proving cause and effect is hard.
Criminal sentencing and a stat lesson on probabilities and uncertainty

Statistics / crime, FiveThirtyEight, Marshall Project, simulation, uncertainty

Pennsylvania is considering the use of risk assessment — the chances that someone…
Prostitution, GDP, and £1.7 billion due

Statistics / prostitution, taxes, uncertainty

David Spiegelhalter, professor of public understanding of risk, does some back-of-the-napkin math to…
How well we don’t understand probability

Statistics / probability, uncertainty

All Things Considered on NPR ran a fine series on how we interpret…
Uncertain cartographies

Maps / uncertainty

Most people know the layout of their neighborhoods and some are good with…
Visualizing uncertainty still unsolved problem

Statistical Visualization / uncertainty

Vivien Marx in Nature Methods:
Data from an experiment may appear rock solid.…