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Blog: Digging Into Data Sources

Jenna Laib

by Jenna Laib "Data" is not neutral. When we look at a data visualization, it can feel cool and objective -- maybe even authoritative. But every graph, chart, or infographic has been shaped by a series of human decisions. Someone decided what to measure and how to measure it. Someone then decided what data to… Continue reading Blog: Digging Into Data Sources

infographics, pictograph, scatterplot

NFL Teams’ Consumption of “Uncrustables”

Jenna Laib

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”

*social justice, bar graph, double bar graph

US Presidential Pardons and Acts of Clemency, 1945-2025

Jenna Laib

US Presidential Pardons and Acts of Clemency, 1945-2025graph by Mike Wendling/BBC, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: double bar graph Visualization Source: Wendling, Mike. "Freed Capitol riot ringleaders regroup - and vow 'retribution'." BBC News: January 22, 2025. Data Source: US Justice Department and… Continue reading US Presidential Pardons and Acts of Clemency, 1945-2025

bar graph, stacked bar graph

2025 Honesty and Ethics of Professionals Rankings (US/Gallup Poll)

Jenna Laib

2025 Honesty and Ethics of Professionals Rankings (US/Gallup Poll)graph by Gallup, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (suggested by Traci Higgins) (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: stacked bar graph Visualization Source: Saad, Lydia. "Americans' Ratings of U.S. Professions Stay Historically Low." Gallup: January 13, 2025 Data Source: Gallup Poll,… Continue reading 2025 Honesty and Ethics of Professionals Rankings (US/Gallup Poll)

line graph

Amazon vs eBay was a close competition — until it wasn’t

Jenna Laib

Amazon vs eBay was a close competition -- until it wasn'tgraph by Hyunsoo Rim and David Crowther/Chartr, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Rim, Hyunsoo and David Crowther (2025). "eBay battled tech giants like Amazon and Meta for years. Now… Continue reading Amazon vs eBay was a close competition — until it wasn’t

bar graph

Chocolate Consumption per Capita (2022, selected countries) — elementary and middle school versions

Jenna Laib

New #SlowRevealGraph (Not) Everyone Loves Chocolate Looking at the estimated chocolate consumption per capita, and how it compares to the revenue per capita and the total population. Elementary version with weights in pounds encourages fractional reasoning. Elementary version with weights in kilograms encourages reasoning about decimals and proportions. Middle school version uses metric measurement and also includes additional data about ratios and proportions.

scatterplot

NFL Superbowl Win/Loss Records (as of 2024)

Jenna Laib

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)