Interactive Archive:
Data allows for some strange comparisons.
Finviz Financial Visualizations
In: Finance Global Economy Interactive Reference Stock Market Updated regularly US Economy
7 Jun 2010Some really great financial analysis tools here.
Treemaps (for S&P, world, filter by sector, period, drill down as far as you want)
Same info as bubbles, with roll over graphs:
Bar, Spectrum, and other performance charts by industry, country, or capitalization:
Tables of insider trading:
Futures:
Foreign Exchange:
And a crazy filter system for stock tables:
From the Guardian, a detailed history from 1930-2006.
From the Washington Post, an interesting Map/Calendar menu leads to team info and recent news.
Unemployment 1980-2009
4 Jun 2010A nice bit of coding from Alex Kerin. Resized and colored states, maintaining relative positions.
A Great World Cup Schedule
In: Interactive Sports
3 Jun 2010Very well designed. View the schedule by team, date, city, or group.
BBC Top 40
In: Culture Interactive
3 Jun 2010Cool interactive display. (discussion/explanation at FlowingData) Of course, I recognize none of this music. Note: I had to turn off Firefox adblocker to get it to work.
EPI’s Economy Track
In: Employment Interactive Maps Updated regularly US Economy
3 Jun 2010The Economic Policy Institute has a collection of interactive charts covering employment, GDP, and capacity utilization. There are also filters to facilitate quick comparisons across recession periods.
Unemployment Length by State
3 Jun 2010Roll-over the states for the rates. (via The Big Picture)
Maps: Iraq and Afghanistan Casualties
In: Interactive Maps Politics
1 Jun 2010An extremely well designed dual-map interface that shows individual casualties – where they lived and where they were killed. Clicking on any dot brings up a photo and detailed information about the person. You can view coalition deaths by scrolling the map to those countries. There’s even a place to leave notes about each person. (via)
Map: USA’s Dumbest Drivers
In: Culture Interactive Maps
28 May 2010Based on a survey of 5,200 drivers. The filters are entertaining.
Tracking Indexes for the Global Economic Recovery (TIGER)
In: Finance Global Economy Interactive Maps Source: FT Updated regularly
26 May 2010Joint effort of the Brookings Institute and the Financial Times. Click on a country to open a PDF with detailed information. Or, you can look at the summary for all countries. Related Brookings post.
Economic Indicators Dashboard (May ‘10 update)
25 May 2010One of my favorite summaries of economic indicators. Click on any of the “historical details” to see what each indicator means and why it’s important.
Household Debt 1980-2009
18 May 2010Nice chart using data from the Federal Reserve and Tableau.
Underfunded State Pensions
18 May 2010Yay! Another few trillion dollars to worry about. Related article.
FEMA Disasters 1953-2010
18 May 2010Filter by state, year, and type of disaster. (note: you can zoom by selecting the arrow pointer tool at the bottom). The number of disasters has apparently increased over time because we’ve changed the definition. Related story.
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