Comparing Serena Williams' Age with Her Opponent's Making sense of association with bivariate data (*suggested by someone I met at the DS4E event at NCTM. I spoke with so many people that I can't remember which conversation this came from, so if it was you: e-mail me!)
NFL Teams' Consumption of "Uncrustables"graph by Jayson Jenks/NY Times, slow reveal by Danielle Sugrue (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graphs: pictograph, scatterplot Visualization Source: Jenks, Jayson. "Wait, NFL Players Eat How Many Uncrustables?" New York Times: October 24, 2024. Data Source: "24 of 32 NFL teams provided The Athletic… Continue reading NFL Teams’ Consumption of “Uncrustables”
NFL Superbowl Win/Loss Records (as of 2024)graph by Nik Popli/TIME, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: scatterplot Visualization Source: Popli, Nik (2024). "Super Bowl History." Time for Kids: February 9, 2024.Popli, Nik (2024). "The History of the Super Bowl." Time: February 5, 2024. Data… Continue reading NFL Superbowl Win/Loss Records (as of 2024)
What is the correlation between gun laws and firearms deaths in US States?
How do billionaire sports owners use their teams to avoid millions in taxes? Investigation from ProPublica
Who spends the most on lottery tickets in the US? How does household income factor in?
Caitlin Clark is an outlier amongst her Div 1 peers. What do the stats look like when taking into account points per game and assists per game? Slow Reveal by Nicole Bishop
In different countries, workers might work different numbers of hours for the week. Where do people work the most? And does this correspond to higher pay? Why or why not? What trends do you notice? And who is missing from this data?
Renters Beware: The US Cities Where the Rents are Rising the Fastest
How does the number of points NBA players score compare with their number of minutes played? Who has the most impressive ratio to minutes to points?
Some fast food places seem like they are everywhere! Walk another block in the city, and you hit another one. Are they all profitable? Which franchises are the most profitable fast food businesses per location?
How much income do you need to purchase a home in Canada? And can a typical family afford the typical home? (graph from Mandy Lam/@datawithprofmandy on insta)
Which are the most popular people names for dogs? Is your name more of a person name or a dog name?
Fast food: can it be both fast and accurate? What does this look like with different fast food chains?
What's the best European City for McDonald's? David Abaev from Databar crunched some numbers for us...
How much did Qatar spend on the World Cup? And why is it such a big deal that this is the most expensive World Cup ever?
Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and overestimate the size of majority groups (scatterplot) graph from YouGov; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@jennalaib) (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: scatterplot Visualization Source: Orth, Taylor. "From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans." YouGov:… Continue reading Americans overestimate the size of minority groups – scatterplot edition
Instances of the Words "Love" and "Hate" in Song Lyrics in the Billboard Top 100 (1960-2019)graph from an article in the Evolutionary Human Sciences; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: scatterplot Visualization & Data Source: Brand, C. O., Acerbi, A., & Mesoudi, A. (2019). Cultural… Continue reading Instances of the Words “Love” and “Hate” in Song Lyrics in the Billboard Top 100 (1960-2019)
Do you know someone named "Alexa"? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Do you know someone named "Alexa"? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
