Does eating chocolate make you smarter? Or does being smarter give you a sweet tooth? Explore correlation and causation with this graph. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Tag: health
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.) Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
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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Environmental Impact of the Food You Waste
How much Co2 is released into the atmosphere from the production of different foods?
Fireworks Injuries
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