This GotW is based on some informal polling data I believe everyone has encountered at some point or another in their life…
[Author's Note: Several readers have asked why the age of "18" isn't on the list. The reason for this is that everyone who says she's 18 is really under 18, and would be classified [...]
Turning to the arena of public policy, this week’s Graph of the Week post is on the hot topic of Healthcare Reform.
*Note: “optional end of life counseling” means talking to your doctor about living wills an advance directives, but in this society it’s colloquially known as “death panels.”
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Graph of the Week [August 19, 2009]
Does anyone else have this problem?
(Also, the napkins are usually tiny.)
CNN reports that Night Owls (people who prefer to be active at night to the morning) can be kind of out of it in the morning but actually get stronger at night, while Early Birds (morning people) have relatively constant abilities over the course of the day. I made a graph, as I am wont [...]
This site we found combines two things that are awesome: sports and graphs.
It’s called Flip Flop Fly Ball and the man behind it, Craig Robinson, hasput together visual representation of various sports statistics. Two of my favorites are below, but be sure to visit the site to check them all out!
Assembling and Disassembling the 1986 [...]
I’ve always loved the products that Wolfram has developed – I spent countless hours on Mathworld and the integrator in college. I always wished that I could have afforded this.
On Friday, they rolled out Wolfram|Alpha. In the introduction video by Stephan Wolfram, he describes the project as follows:
We’re trying to take as much of the [...]
Answer 1: The author doesn’t feel like doing either one of them.
Answer 2: Google searches for both of them plummet as Christmas draws near, then spike back up after a new year begins. Observe:
Vertical gray lines represent new years.
I believe we’re seeing two very different holiday effects. Around Christmas time, people are more reluctant to [...]