Wall Street Stock Options
8 Nov 2009
Unemployment
6 Nov 2009All new and depressing ways of looking at unemployment statistics, from Ritzholtz/The Big Picture.
Death by “Natural Causes”
5 Nov 2009Stats on animal related deaths, with some odd first-person descriptions. (via fancystats)
Wine Wheel
In: Culture Interactive
5 Nov 2009An attempt to categorize types of wine by aroma, sensation, flavor, and “characteristic”.
Where to Work
In: Employment US Economy
5 Nov 2009U.S. salaries for several professions across the U.S.
Unemployment
In: Employment Maps US Economy
5 Nov 2009Flowingdata takes a look at unemployment 2004-09
Government Spending
5 Nov 2009Not a very accurate scale.
Recovery Mapping
5 Nov 2009Recovery.org has an interactive map that lets you track where the spending is going (down to the street level).
NBA Schedule Heatmap
In: Culture
3 Nov 2009A nice heatmap contrasting home vs away games over the season. Thanks to Serhat Ugur for pointing it out!
The Fed’s Changing Assets
3 Nov 2009How the composition of the Fed’s balance sheet has changed over time. I would like to have seen the past two years blown up in detail. (via Ritzholtz).
Recession Infographic
In: Finance US Economy
3 Nov 2009Some “different” ways to show economic indicators (to put it mildly).
The Breaks
2 Nov 2009Bush’s tax breaks (which expire next year). It’s in dollar terms, so a little misleading, but still interesting. Related article. (via Sociological Images)
Death Rates
In: Culture Innovative Science
2 Nov 2009I like the shading of 2007 vs 2008 data. Note: I think this is just UK data.
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