Chart Porn » Source: NYT

What Jobs are the 1% Doing?

Dustin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:57:39 +0000

A treemap of the jobs that the 1% are doing – showing a lot of variety. I wish there was more detail about the dataset source. The related article provides some anecdotal examples.

What Percent Are You?

Dustin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:44:28 +0000

Enter your household income and see where you rank in 344 areas around the country:

There’s some interesting behind the scenes information on the news paper version here:

(via FlowingData)

Guide to the Euro Crisis

Dustin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:54:46 +0000

A well annotated graphic from the NYT. Over at Visual Journalism, they point out the design differences between the print and online versions of this graphic.

online version:

Not Your Parents’ Economy

Dustin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:10:29 +0000

An elegant multi-indicator graphic from the NYT on income inequality and jobs. It’s disappointing that it took so long for the story of these trends to get traction in the media. (related article)

Republican Candidates Venn Diagram

Dustin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:39:48 +0000

Based on their viability prospects:

Thanks to David Cramer for passing it on!

Debt Debt Debt Goose!

Dustin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:55:13 +0000

Four perfect graphs from the NYT (as usual) putting the debt crisis into perspective.

Thanks to Kanal Eliezer for sending in the link!

College Grade Inflation (1960-2008)

Dustin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:16:50 +0000

There’s a new study on the history of collegiate grade inflation. Fascinating stuff – particularly the difference in giving As in private vs public schools. Thanks to David Cramer for passing on the link!

Commencement Speeches

Dustin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:45:54 +0000

The NYT analyzed word usage in 40 2011 commencement speeches. The results are largely what you would expect. However, the differences between private, public, and religious schools are kinda interesting. (related speeches)

Households Like You

Dustin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:43:00 +0000

Select your household type (married, kids, rooomies, etc) and view some summary statistics from the American Community Survey.

Foreclosures

Dustin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:22:26 +0000

The backlog of mortgage delinquencies continues to stagnate after court rulings slowed the process in most states. The housing market won’t really be operating as a “market” for quite some time.

Guantanamo Prisoners Database

Dustin — Wed, 04 May 2011 13:14:00 +0000

Very nice interactive chart of the history of Guantanamo prisoners, based on some excellent research by the New York Times and NPR. I could point out all the thoughtful design elements going on here, but you’ll figure it out (hint: move the slider on the timeline at the top).

How (not) Fat Are You Really?

Dustin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:00:00 +0000

This graphic illustrates how a “size 8” differs across designers. You might recall this similar chart on men’s pants sizes from last fall. (related article)

Are Public Employees Paid More?

Dustin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:16:00 +0000

The NYT lays out the charts and explains why simple aggregate comparisons are not valid.

Where are the Happiest People in America?

Dustin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:23:00 +0000

Gallup surveyed Americans on 20 different quality of life indicators (stress, depression, health problems, job satisfaction, exercise, etc), and the New York Times threw them all on a map for contemplation. Below is the composite “Well-Being index”. Thanks to Allison Stanfill for the link! (related article)

Gallup’s website compares the indicators over time:

A similar Gallup index of “US Satisfaction” was also recently visualized by Good:

Budget Forecasts vs Reality

Dustin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:56:31 +0000

This is from 2010, but I wanted to post it because it’s an excellent way to visualize the quality of economic projections. The New York Times refers to it as a “porcupine” chart.