As we’re approaching the anniversary of Hans Rosling’s passing, I fondly remember his spectacular graphical presentations comparing the wealth and health of nations around the world. He certainly raised the bar for data visualization, and his animated …
Tag: demographics
What is the most common last name in each North Carolina county?
The other day I was playing around with the voter registration data for all ~8 million registered voters in North Carolina (yes – this guy knows how to have fun!), and I got to wondering what last names were the most common. I summarized the data by co…
What’s the most popular language in each US state?
I can recognize several languages when I hear people speaking them (mostly because I lived in the Alexander International Dorm at NC State University). Therefore when I found a map of the most common languages spoken in each US state, it caught my attention, and I decided to try creating my […]
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Cremation rates in the US, by state
I recently read an interesting article that claims “a single cremation emits as much carbon dioxide as a 1,000-mile car trip.” This got me wondering about cremation data, and I ended up on the Wikipedia page about cremation rates. They had a map of the…
Proof that Southerners lie about their age!
Have you ever lied about your age? When you were younger, perhaps you exaggerated your age to watch an R-rated movie, buy cigarettes, get into a night club, or drink alcohol? And when people reach their 30s or 40s, they might subtract a few years when …
Keeping track of the oldest people in the world
How old was the oldest person in your family, or the oldest person you personally know? And how do they compare to the oldest people in the world? … Perhaps you can easily make the comparison, with this cool graph! But before we get started, here’s a…
Map: Median age by country
If countries have a similar median age, does that mean they are also similar in other ways? My best guess at an answer is – probably. Perhaps if we plot the data on a map, we’ll be able to see the answer more clearly. I first started thinking about thi…
Does this graph make you feel old … or young?
They say age is a relative thing. With this graph, you can tell how old (or young) you are, relative to everyone else. (I’ll let you decide whether this is a good thing, or a bad thing, hahaha!) Nathan Yau recently posted a graph on flowingdata.com that allows you to […]
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