LeBron James' Salary By Season (2003-2028)graph from Sportico/Lev Akabas; slow reveal by Jenna Laib Type of Graph: bar graph Purpose This slow reveal is designed to support analysis and discussion of both the data and the design choices. The questions in the slide deck invite learners to identify trends, estimate values, and compare values, as… Continue reading LeBron James’ Salary By Season (2003-2028)
How many times have different country's teams appeared in the FIFA World Cup? Updated for 2026!
"It's Not Just a Trend -- It's a Phenomenon": AI-Signifying Sentence Structure in Corporate Documents Doubled From 2024 to 2025
The End of an Era: Percentage of #1 Hit Songs with a Key Change
Across the World, Readers Prefer Printed Books to eBooks
Global Access to Electricity, 2000 - 2023 The global number of people without access to electricity has halved since 2000, but it has increased in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Popularity of Selected Names in the US, 1900 - 2020
Public Transportation Use in Metro Areas of North America
Change in Oil Price in First 60 Days of Major Geopolitical Events (21st century)
Apple Has Reinvented Its Business Every Decade Since the '90s (English + Français)
Winners of the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Award in the 21st Century, by Gender (2001-2025)
Winners of the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Award in the 21st Century, by Gender (2001-2025)
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Average Lifespan of Some Long-Living Animals
Highest-Paid Athletes in the World: Comparing Salary/Winnings with Endorsements
Women's Political Power: Number of Countries that Have Had a Women Head of State or Government
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
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”
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
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)
