Visualizing the Gaps…
Thursday, June 4, 2009 | By Library Goddess | No Comments
If you’re into statistics, and especially if you’re not, check out www.gapminder.org for great visual presentations of statistics demonstrating the “gap” between the US and other countries of the world for such topics as unemployment and personal income, family size and life-expectancy, and “who has the most of?” There are also graphs showing unemployment figures as they change over time for the regions of the US, population growth and immigration rates. Most of the stats are taken from UN sources.
The graphs are often quite sophisticated – the short 2:36 minute tutorial gives an overview of how to look at specific points on the graphs over time, how to focus on an element, and where to find the raw data behind the graphs.
