Archive for the ‘Source: USA Today’ Category
Tax Calculator
5 Feb 2010A fun toy for examining historic US tax rates and government expenditure. You put in your income and it graphs the amount of taxes you pay and breaks down what the government spent it on. As usual on this type of stuff, there are pages and pages of comments arguing about the methodology and what it all means. (via).
and in honor of those tax arguments:
(originally from here)
Winter Weather – ummmm and More Weather
In: Environment/weather| Interactive| Maps| Science| Source: USA Today
29 Jan 2010I think most of us absorbed this in earth science class, but if you need a refresher on how different air layers create different types of precipitation, here it is. (Also, the animations are quite pretty).
Looking around the site it turns out this is just one in a very large series of weather related interactives. Check it out. Some very cool stuff, including my hometown favorite: Lake Effect Snow (Irondequoit, NY).
USA Today Economic Outlook Index (Jan ‘10 version)
In: Employment| Finance| Housing| Interactive| Source: USA Today| Stock Market| US Economy
29 Jan 2010The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”. Updated 1/27/09.
Obama Approval Ratings
20 Jan 2010Interactive timeline of approval since inauguration. Some dates are annotated. Apparently the Guardian used the Real Clear Politics rating (2nd chart), which is an average of many different polls – nice! And while we’re at it, USAToday’s Approval Tracker allows you to compare presidents’ ratings since Truman and is updated regularly.
Haiti
In: Culture| Environment/weather| Global Economy| Maps| Science| Source: NYT| Source: USA Today| Source: WSJ| Source: Washington Post
15 Jan 2010Crazy 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) 
Damage zone and location of aftershocks : 
Faultlines, cities, population density, shaking: 
Annotated map: 
Zoomable satellite map of Port-au-Prince from 10:30 Wednesday:
NYT side-by-side before and after satellite pictures: 
Map of logistical challenges hampering relief efforts: 
Earthquake primer with details on Haiti’s plates: 
Jobs Forecast
5 Jan 2010Forecast by region, sector, or metro area. Updated 12/22/09.
USA Today Economic Outlook Index (Dec 2009 version)
In: Employment| Finance| Housing| Interactive| Source: USA Today| US Economy
28 Dec 2009The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”.
Housing Recovery?
28 Dec 2009Note that the last 3 years below are forecasts.
USA Today Economic Outlook Index (November edition)
In: Employment| Finance| Housing| Source: USA Today| US Economy| Updated regularly
1 Dec 2009Updated November 24th. The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”.
2008 Executive Compensation
In: Bailout| Finance| Interactive| Source: USA Today| US Economy
23 Oct 2009Interactive table. Select an industry, sort by any column.
Stimulate Those Jobs
In: Bailout| Employment| Infographic (clever)| Interactive| Maps| Source: USA Today| US Economy
16 Oct 2009A funky little interactive map from USA Today. Click on a state on the map and the appropriate little dot on the sorted chart on the right will highlight to show you it’s ranking. When you change the indicator using the drop down box at the top (jobs created/total funds awarded/total funds received/unemployment rate) the dots in the chart all bounce around and resort themselves.
USA Today Economic Outlook Index (July edition)
In: Employment| Finance| Housing| Source: USA Today| US Economy
3 Aug 2009Updated July 29th. The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”.
US Job Forecast (June09 edition)
In: Employment| Interactive| Maps| Source: USA Today| US Economy| Updated regularly
29 Jun 2009Moody’s US job forecast by region, sector, etc.
USA Today Economic Outlook Index (June edition)
In: Finance| Housing| Interactive| Reference| Source: USA Today| US Economy| Updated regularly
29 Jun 2009Updated June 24th. The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”.
USAToday Economic Outlook Index
In: Finance| Housing| Interactive| Reference| Source: USA Today| US Economy| Updated regularly
11 Jun 2009USA Today and IHS Global Insight have created a new USA economic outlook index based on 11 “leading” indicators. The interactive charts are very well done, with roll-over data point info, and an explanation of what each indicator means. Notes at the bottom of the page describe how the methodology differs from the Conference Board’s “leading indicators”. They plan to update it monthly. USAtoday has come a long way from the crappy charts they used to produce (ok, a lot of them are still crappy – but this one’s damn good).
(note: I spotted this one because Utah has crappy newspapers and my only option for any actual news of the world was USAToday)
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