Archive for the ‘Source: NYT’ Category

A bit of data cherry picking, perhaps (announced job cuts?). Related article. (via Barry Ritholtz)

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For most, less than half a second. The NYT has graphed the finishing times of many Olympic events – and if you hit the play button at the left of the race it will play a tone-sound in real time for each finisher, illustrating just how little separated the medal winners from everyone else. Very cool! (via)

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Interactive treemap from the NYT – you can zoom/drill into the details, “hide” mandatory spending, and rollovers popup the 2010-11 values and change. Thanks to Andrea Noble for the heads up!

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Crazy amount of damage. and Haiti wasn’t in very good shape to start with. I’ll keep adding finds to this same post as I come across them.

I kept hearing that the shipping port was out of commission and was wondering what exactly that meant. Here it is. (via Washington Post print edition)
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Damage zone and location of aftershocks :
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Faultlines, cities, population density, shaking:
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Annotated map:
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Zoomable satellite map of Port-au-Prince from 10:30 Wednesday:image

NYT side-by-side before and after satellite pictures:
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Map of logistical challenges hampering relief efforts:
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Earthquake primer with details on Haiti’s plates:
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Most rented and least rented movies in major metro areas. Roll over to view details by zipcode. Clearly contains some errors though. Benjamin Button was No1 and True Blood season 1 was 47? Thanks to Jack Lucky for pointing it out.

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Something different is going on.

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A logo and meme chart of 2000-09. I like it. It’s a reminder of powerful subtle visual triggers can be for memories and feelings. (via FlowingData)

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Comparison of the House and Senate versions, broken down by issue.

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The index adds together a country’s budget deficit, as a percentage of gross domestic product, and its unemployment rate.

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(via The Big Picture)

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Want the summary? The NYT has a nice tool consisting of a series of simple graphics:

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Who are the winners and losers? (via The Big Picture)

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A collection of interesting charts, tables, maps, and interactive data toys -- with a focus on economics and graphic design. Enormous thanks to the bloggers who help find all this stuff, and the wonderful researchers, analysts, and graphic artists who create them.

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