Source: NYT Archive:
Election Forecast Map
1 Nov 2010Interactive map of forecasts from the NYT’s FiveThirtyEight blog, covering all the races. (via Ritholtz)
The New Campaign Money Paradigm
In: Politics Source: NYT
12 Oct 2010The Supreme Court’s ruling on contributions last year is having a strong impact on how money is flowing into elections this year – but it’s not the only reason spending has doubled since 2006. Related article.
Rolling up TARP
4 Oct 2010
Fly Me! Airlines 1975-2010
30 Sep 2010A typically cool graphic from the NYT showing the births, deaths, assimilations, and growth of airlines since the 1970s.
Your Coming Tax Cut (or not)
20 Sep 2010
Personal Finance Advice on Napkins
10 Aug 2010Napkins are not where you would expect to find good financial advice, but when they come from the New York Times they are worth reading (and each is linked to a related blog post).
How Pitchers Dominate
4 Aug 2010Two cool analyses (even if you don’t care about baseball) of how Mariano Rivera and Stephen Strasbourg pitch. You have to wonder what kinds of similar work team scouts do behind the scenes.
If You Were on the Supreme Court
29 Jul 2010For each of six questions, your answers will be compared to public opinion polls and recent decisions of the supreme court.
How Conservative is the US Supreme Court?
29 Jul 2010The Roberts Court has issued conservative decisions at a slightly higher rate than the Rehnquist or the Burger Courts. [Related article]
Thanks to epetrela for the link!
Where to Get Harassed by Cops in NYC
12 Jul 2010The NYT has an interactive map and related charts of where NYC police have been utilizing the “stop, question, and frisk” policy. Related article.
Facebook’s 170 Privacy Options
13 May 2010
Driving Habits vs Gas Prices
12 May 2010Interesting chart and analysis. I question a bit how accurate the underlying data is (does an unweighted mean of gas prices really reflect a year?; how is miles per capita measured?). Still, nicely done. (via)
Europe Debt Maps
4 May 2010
Web of European Debt
3 May 2010
NY Cabs – Where to Find One
5 Apr 2010Interactive map of cab pickups in NYC Jan-Mar, 2009, based on millions of taxi trips. Apparently they also used the data to create a phone app. (via FlowingData).
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