Tag: noticing trends

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A Human on a Bicycle is Among the Most Efficient Forms of Travel

Jenna Laib

A Human on a Bicycle is Among the Most Efficient Forms of Travel in the Animal Kingdom (update on a classic 'Scientific American' graph)

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Best Selling Books in History (International)

Jenna Laib

Best Selling Books in History (International)graph by James Eagle; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Eagle, James. "Best Selling Books in History." Voronoi: May 20, 2025. Data Source: Wikipedia. "List of best-selling books." Accessed May 25, 2025."Counts are drawn from… Continue reading Best Selling Books in History (International)

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How Couples Meet in the US

Jenna Laib

How Couples Meet in the USgraph by worldlyweb; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: "How Heterosexual Couples Meet," by user/worldlyweb on reddit: r/dataisbeautiful Data Source: "How Couples Meet and Stay Together," a long-running national US phone survey by M. J.… Continue reading How Couples Meet in the US

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The Golden Age of PG Movies: Box Office Market Share, by MPAA Rating

Jenna Laib

Box Office Market Share, by MPAA Ratinggraph by Chartr/Sherwood News; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Jones, Tom. "Kid-friendly films are the backbone of the box office these days." Sherwood News: December 6, 2024. Data Source: The Numbers Potential Math… Continue reading The Golden Age of PG Movies: Box Office Market Share, by MPAA Rating

*social justice, line graph

Political ideology of US 18 to 29 year olds, by gender

Jenna Laib

Political ideology of US 18 to 29 year olds, by gendergraph by Carter Sherman/The Guardian; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Sherman, Carter. "Young women are the most progressive group in American history. Young men are checked out." The Guardian:… Continue reading Political ideology of US 18 to 29 year olds, by gender

*social justice, line graph

Canadian Voter Turnout by Province, 2004 – 2021

Jenna Laib

Canadian Voter Turnout by Province, 2004 - 2021graph by Elections Canada; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (suggested by Aleda Klassen) (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Elections Canada (elections.ca): Turnout by Province and Territory Data Source: Elections Canada (elections.ca): Turnout by Province and Territory Additional… Continue reading Canadian Voter Turnout by Province, 2004 – 2021

*social justice, stacked area graph

Extreme Poverty, by region (1990-2017)

Jenna Laib

Extreme Poverty, by region (1990 - 2017)graph from Patricia Smith/New York Times Upfront, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: stacked area graph Visualization Source: Smith, Patricia and Brooke Ross. "Out of Poverty." Scholastic Junior: May 2022.Smith, Patricia. "Can We End Extreme Poverty?" New York… Continue reading Extreme Poverty, by region (1990-2017)

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Who Speaks More: Percentage of Dialogue Spoken by Male and Female Characters in Disney Screenplays

Jenna Laib

Percentage of Dialogue Spoken by Male and Female Characters in Disney Screenplaysgraph from Hannah Anderson and Matt Daniels/The Pudding; slow reveal by Jenna Laib with support for some questions from Dr. B Waid (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Anderson, Hanah and Matt Daniels. "The Largest… Continue reading Who Speaks More: Percentage of Dialogue Spoken by Male and Female Characters in Disney Screenplays

#savetheplanet, bar graph

Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico

Jenna Laib

Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexicograph from NOAA; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: NOAA. "What is a dead zone?" National Ocean Service website, https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/deadzone.html, August 2, 2023. Data Source: NOAA and Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium… Continue reading Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico