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Tag: health
How does Latin American Healthcare Compare to Europe & North America?
Do you know someone named "Alexa"? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Causes of Deaths in Children and Adolescents in the US
What poses the greatest risk to children's safety over time? How has US policy and safety regulations shaped that? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Marathon Records (by age and gender)
What is the best known marathon time -- by age? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
How loud is too loud? (English + español)
How loud are different activities? How loud is *too* loud? (con versión en español) Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections. Haga clic para acceder a la actividad y obtener más información sobre las conexiones entre matemáticas y contenido.
Amazon warehouse workers suffer muscle and joint injuries at a rate 4 times higher than industry peers
At what rate do full-time employees experience muscle and joint injuries at work? How could unionizing impact the data for Amazon workers? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
How many calories do people really eat at Chipotle?
How many calories do people really eat at Chipotle? And why is this represented as a histogram? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Social Media and Depression
Is there a link between social media and depression? Individuals who reported having high depression symptoms also reported using social media more often. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Football & Brain Damage/CTE
How prevalent is CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy/Brain Damage) amongst football players at different levels? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Food Deserts: 14 States have Greater than 15% of their Population Living in Food Deserts
More than 39 million Americans live in "food deserts" -- places where residents do not have ample access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Use these graphs to explore this urgent issue. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Average Size of Major League Baseball Players by Debut Decade (1870s – 2010s)
Why are baseball players getting 'bigger' over time? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Correlation or Causation: Chocolate & Nobel Laureates
Does eating chocolate make you smarter? Or does being smarter give you a sweet tooth? Explore correlation and causation with this graph.
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Do Americans and Nutritionists Agree on What’s Healthy?
Do Americans and nutritionists agree on what's healthy? (from the New York Times 'What's Going on In This Graph' series.)
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US Pregnancy Rates (by age and year)
How big a problem is teen pregnancy? Explore trends across time of birth rate and the mother's age.
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World Cup Player Heights
How tall are professional soccer players? This graph -- the first box plot on Slow Reveal Graphs -- explores whether height may be advantageous for different positions in soccer/football.
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Vaping Up a Storm 3: E-cigarette ads and teen e-cigarette use
As more dollars were spent on e-cigarette advertising, e-cigarette use amongst teens rose dramatically. This double y-axis graph, that is both a bar and a line graph, reveals a disturbing trend.
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Vaping up a Storm 2: Comparing Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use Amongst US Teenagers
How does cigarette use compare with e-cigarette (vape) use amongst US teenagers?
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Vaping up a Storm: E-Cigarette Use in US Middle and High Schools
How many high school and middle school students are vaping? Compare data from 2011 to 2018, showing a disturbing trend.
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Comparing the number of mass shootings in the US (by race) with the number of words used in coverage by the NYTimes
How does the number of mass shootings, broken down by race, compare with the average number of words the NYTimes used to cover the story?
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Life Expectancy for White & Black Americans
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