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Semi-circular parliament seat distribution charts for six European countries showing 2014 EU election results by political group with seat counts and changes.

Charts 2014-06-01

2014 EU Election Results by Country: Seat Distribution by Political Group

From Ctrl + ← Bars, Brits and Spelling Bees by Mona Chalabi

A collage of multiple FiveThirtyEight data visualizations including bar charts, scatter plots, name popularity graphics, and editorial images arranged in a grid layout.

Charts 2014-06-01

FiveThirtyEight Data Visualizations Collage

From Ctrl + ← Bars, Brits and Spelling Bees by Mona Chalabi

US map for 1910 showing the most common country of origin for immigrants in each state, with Germany dominating most states and Mexico prominent in the Southwest.

Maps 2014-06-01

Most Common Immigrant Origin by U.S. State, 1910

From Ctrl + ← Bars, Brits and Spelling Bees by Mona Chalabi

Paired horizontal bar chart showing the chance of an NHL coach getting fired in the offseason by team win percentage, comparing coaches hired by former vs. current GMs.

Charts 2014-06-02

Chance of Coach Getting Fired in the Offseason

From What Predicts Whether an NHL Coach Will Be Fired, And Whether It Matters by Peter Tanner

Horizontal bar chart showing the chance of an NHL coach getting fired in the offseason by change in win percentage over the last two seasons.

Charts 2014-06-02

Chance of Coach Getting Fired in the Offseason

From What Predicts Whether an NHL Coach Will Be Fired, And Whether It Matters by Peter Tanner

Horizontal bar chart showing the percentage of NHL coaches fired by tenure with the team, ranging from under 1 year to 6 or more years.

Charts 2014-06-02

Percentage of Coaches Fired By Coach's Tenure With the Team

From What Predicts Whether an NHL Coach Will Be Fired, And Whether It Matters by Peter Tanner

Grouped bar chart comparing NHL playoff rounds made this year versus last year, broken down by new coach (blue) and same coach (red).

Charts 2014-06-02

Playoff Performance Compared to Last Year

From What Predicts Whether an NHL Coach Will Be Fired, And Whether It Matters by Peter Tanner

Paired horizontal bar chart comparing winning percentages relative to last year by coach type (new vs same coach) across five winning percentage ranges.

Charts 2014-06-02

Winning Percentages Compared to Last Year By Coach Type

From What Predicts Whether an NHL Coach Will Be Fired, And Whether It Matters by Peter Tanner

Line chart showing cap-and-trade region annual carbon emissions in tons from 2008 to 2014, comparing actual CO2 emissions against regional caps before and after RGGI enactment.

Charts 2014-06-02

Cap-And-Trade Region's Annual Carbon Emissions

From The Cap Matters Most in Cap-And-Trade Markets by Brooks Miner

Dual line chart comparing carbon emissions trends for RGGI states versus non-RGGI states from 2008 to 2011, as a percentage of 2008 emissions.

Charts 2014-06-02

Carbon Emissions by State

From The Cap Matters Most in Cap-And-Trade Markets by Brooks Miner

Line chart comparing carbon emissions in RGGI cap-and-trade states versus non-RGGI states from 2008 to 2012, as a percentage of 2008 emissions.

Charts 2014-06-02

Effect of Cap And Trade on Carbon Emissions

From The Cap Matters Most in Cap-And-Trade Markets by Brooks Miner

Line chart showing the market price per ton of CO2 for carbon emission allowances in the cap-and-trade region from 2009 to 2014, with annotations for new cap announced and new cap takes effect.

Charts 2014-06-02

Market Price For Carbon Emission Allowances in Cap-And-Trade Region

From The Cap Matters Most in Cap-And-Trade Markets by Brooks Miner

Line chart comparing aggregate metro-area income for NYC and LA from 1970 to 2013, adjusted for inflation, with 1980 projections shown as dotted lines.

Charts 2014-06-02

What Happened to New York And LA

From New York Is 85 Percent Better Than LA (According to Aggregate Personal Income in the Metropolitan Statistical Areas) by Nate Silver

Line chart comparing actual vs projected aggregate metro-area income for New York City and Los Angeles from 1970 to 2013, showing what would have happened if 1970s growth rates had continued.

Charts 2014-06-02

What Would Have Happened to New York And LA If 1970s Growth Rates Had Continued?

From New York Is 85 Percent Better Than LA (According to Aggregate Personal Income in the Metropolitan Statistical Areas) by Nate Silver

Line chart showing new municipal bond issuance in nominal dollars from 1996 to 2014, peaking around 2010 near $280 billion before declining sharply.

Charts 2014-06-03

New Municipal Bond Issuance

From Why We Still Can’t Afford to Fix America’s Broken Infrastructure by Andrew Flowers

Line chart showing US public construction spending as a share of GDP in nominal dollars from 1993 to 2014, peaking around 2009 and declining sharply thereafter.

Charts 2014-06-03

Public Construction Spending

From Why We Still Can’t Afford to Fix America’s Broken Infrastructure by Andrew Flowers

Line chart showing state and local government debt as a share of GDP excluding employee retirement funds from 2000 to 2013, rising from about 12% to a peak near 20.5% around 2010 then declining.

Charts 2014-06-03

State And Local Government Debt

From Why We Still Can’t Afford to Fix America’s Broken Infrastructure by Andrew Flowers

Table showing recommendations and implementation status from three FIFA reform reports: Transparency Int. 2011, Pieth 2011, and FIFA IGC 2012.

Tables 2014-06-03

FIFA Reform Report Recommendations Implementation Status

From FIFA Has New Problems, But It Hasn’t Addressed Its Old Ones by Roger Pielke Jr

Table showing infrastructure jobs percentage change for 32 states, comparing from peak 2007-2014 and from trough 2010-2014, with North Dakota highest and Wyoming lowest.

Tables 2014-06-03

Infrastructure Jobs, Percentage Change (Only 32 States)

From Using ‘Infrastructure Jobs’ as a Measuring Stick For State-Level Spending by Andrew Flowers

Line chart showing infrastructure jobs in heavy construction and civil engineering from 1992 to 2014, peaking around 2008 before declining and recovering.

Charts 2014-06-03

Infrastructure Jobs: Heavy Construction and Civil Engineering

From Using ‘Infrastructure Jobs’ as a Measuring Stick For State-Level Spending by Andrew Flowers

Hockey fantasy draft infographic listing NHL legends by position with dollar values from $1 to $5, challenging readers to pick a starting six with an $18 budget.

Other 2014-06-03

Pick Your NHL Starting Six for $18 — Who Do You Pick?

From Building Hockey’s Advanced Stats Dream Team by Neil Paine

Line chart showing mentions of 'Climate Change' in Congress by party (Democrats vs Republicans) from 2009 to 2014, with projected values shown as dotted lines.

Charts 2014-06-04

Mentions of 'Climate Change' in Congress by Party

From The Political Rhetoric Around Climate Change … Er, Global Warming by Harry Enten

Line chart showing mentions of 'Global Warming' in Congress by party (Republicans and Democrats) from 2009 to 2014, with 2014 projected values.

Charts 2014-06-04

Mentions of 'Global Warming' in Congress by Party

From The Political Rhetoric Around Climate Change … Er, Global Warming by Harry Enten

Two-column table listing boy band artist names and their nations of origin, including groups like *NSync, Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, and SMAP.

Tables 2014-06-04

Boy Bands by Artist Name and Nation of Origin

From ’90s Boy Bands: A Numerical Retrospective by Walt Hickey

Dot plot with trend line showing share of primary vote for incumbent Republican senators from 2004 to 2014, with notable senators labeled.

Charts 2014-06-04

Share of Primary Vote For Incumbent Republican Senators

From The Political Media Still Fall for the Hot-Hand Fallacy by Nate Silver

Table showing Southern states, years, and whether conservatives gained ground, covering elections from 1988 to 2012.

Tables 2014-06-05

Conservative Gained Ground by State and Year

From Is There a Favorite in the Republican Runoff For Senate in Mississippi? by Harry Enten

Table showing US states, years, whether the leader lost ground, and whether the leader went to higher office, covering 1988 to 2012.

Tables 2014-06-05

Leader Lost Ground and Leader in Higher Office by State and Year

From Is There a Favorite in the Republican Runoff For Senate in Mississippi? by Harry Enten

Table showing primary leader's margin in primary vs runoff elections by state, year, and office from 1988 to 2012, with difference column.

Tables 2014-06-05

Primary Leader's Margin: Primary vs. Runoff Difference

From Is There a Favorite in the Republican Runoff For Senate in Mississippi? by Harry Enten

Horizontal bar chart showing cumulative VORB by region: California leads with 16,759, followed by West 7,375, Northeast 7,040, and South 4,151.

Charts 2014-06-05

Cumulative VORB By Region

From In Search of America’s Best Burrito by Nate Silver

Table ranking restaurants by VORB score, listing name, city, state, and numeric VORB value, topped by El Farolito in San Francisco with 20.7.

Tables 2014-06-05

Restaurant Rankings by VORB Score

From In Search of America’s Best Burrito by Nate Silver

Tournament bracket titled The Bracket with four quadrants named after peppers: Habanero, Poblano, Serrano, and Jalapeño, showing seeded regional matchups.

Other 2014-06-05

The Bracket — Pepper Quadrant Tournament

From In Search of America’s Best Burrito by Nate Silver

Color-coded map of the United States divided into four regions: West (yellow), California (red/orange), Northeast (green), and South (blue).

Maps 2014-06-05

The Regions

From In Search of America’s Best Burrito by Nate Silver

Table comparing NBA teams by average passes and feet traveled, showing San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Indiana Pacers.

Tables 2014-06-05

NBA Teams: Passes and Feet Traveled

From What to Watch For in the NBA Finals by Ian Levy

Table comparing shot distribution percentages by zone for the 2013 NBA Finals vs. 2014 Eastern Conference Finals.

Tables 2014-06-05

Shot Distribution: 2013 Finals vs. 2014 Eastern Conference Finals

From What to Watch For in the NBA Finals by Ian Levy

Table comparing touches per game, touches per minute, and points per touch across regular season, Western Conference Finals Games 1-5, and Game 6.

Tables 2014-06-05

Touches Per Game, Per Minute, and Points Per Touch Comparison

From What to Watch For in the NBA Finals by Ian Levy

Table of NHL Stanley Cup Finals matchups from 2007 to 2014 showing favorites, underdogs, Game 1 betting lines, and win probabilities for home, road, and series.

Tables 2014-06-05

NHL Stanley Cup Finals Favorites vs. Underdogs, 2007–2014

From Kings vs. Rangers Isn’t a Huge Mismatch by Neil Paine

Horizontal bar chart ranking the top 100 emojis by number of tweets, with Hearts at 342 million and OK Woman at the bottom.

Charts 2014-06-05

Top 100 Most-Tweeted Emojis by Number of Tweets

From The 100 Most-Used Emojis by Mona Chalabi

Horizontal bar chart ranking the top 100 emojis by number of tweets, with Hearts at 342 million and OK Woman at the bottom.

Charts 2014-06-05

Top 100 Most-Tweeted Emojis by Number of Tweets

From The 100 Most-Used Emojis by Mona Chalabi

Table listing players, ages, and championship rings for the 1987 Boston Celtics and 1987 Los Angeles Lakers rosters.

Tables 2014-06-05

1987 Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers: Player Age and Rings

From It’s the Second-Blingiest Finals Matchup in Modern NBA History by Benjamin Morris

Horizontal bar chart showing the most championship rings held by the less-pedigreed team in NBA Finals matchups, led by LAL 1987 with 14 rings.

Charts 2014-06-05

Fewer Rings Doesn't Mean No Rings

From It’s the Second-Blingiest Finals Matchup in Modern NBA History by Benjamin Morris

Horizontal bar chart ranking NBA Finals matchups by total championship rings owned by players on both squads, with 1987 BOS vs. LAL topping the list at 34 rings.

Charts 2014-06-05

NBA Finals With Most Championship Experience

From It’s the Second-Blingiest Finals Matchup in Modern NBA History by Benjamin Morris

Bar chart showing NBA championships won (blue, above zero) and lost (red, below zero) by the team with more rings, plotted against team ring differential.

Charts 2014-06-05

Wins And Losses by Team With More Rings

From It’s the Second-Blingiest Finals Matchup in Modern NBA History by Benjamin Morris

Scatter plot with trend line showing NBA East vs. West win percentage in the regular season from 1947 to the 2010s, with cumulative East win percentage declining over time.

Charts 2014-06-05

NBA East vs. West: Win percentage in the regular season

From The West is Better Than the East, But That Doesn’t Mean the Spurs Will Beat the Heat by Carl Bialik

Table ranking all 30 2013-14 NBA teams by percentage of players with tattoos, from Nuggets and Pistons at 80% down to Bobcats at 29%.

Tables 2014-06-06

Percentage of NBA Players With Tattoos by Team (2013-14)

From What Ethan Swan Learned From Tracking Every Tattoo in the NBA by Mike Wilson

Table comparing Miami Heat point differentials with and without LeBron James across the 2013 Finals, 2013-2014 regular season, and Game 1.

Tables 2014-06-06

Heat Point Differential With vs. Without LeBron

From Breaking News: Miami Needs LeBron James on the Floor by Ian Levy

Table showing NBA game pace and Heat plus/minus statistics by quarter, with four quarters listed.

Tables 2014-06-06

Pace and Heat +/- by Quarter

From Breaking News: Miami Needs LeBron James on the Floor by Ian Levy

Line chart showing inflation-adjusted average hourly earnings from 2008 to 2014, with the recession period shaded, peaking around $24.20 in 2009 then declining slightly.

Charts 2014-06-06

Average Hourly Earnings (Adjusted for Inflation)

From The Job Market’s Five-Year Recovery in 10 Charts by Ben Casselman

Horizontal bar chart showing percentage point change in employment rate by age group since December 2007, with ages 16-24 down 4.5pp, 25-54 down 3.3pp, and 55+ up 0.5pp.

Charts 2014-06-06

Change in Employment Rate by Age

From The Job Market’s Five-Year Recovery in 10 Charts by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing the employment-population ratio for adults from 2008 to 2014, dropping sharply during the recession from about 63% to near 58.5% and remaining flat thereafter.

Charts 2014-06-06

Change in Employment Rate of Adult Population Since December 2007

From The Job Market’s Five-Year Recovery in 10 Charts by Ben Casselman

Horizontal bar chart showing percent change in employment by selected industry since December 2007, with losses in construction, manufacturing, and finance, and gains in restaurants, health care, and oil and gas.

Charts 2014-06-06

Change in Employment by Selected Industry Since December 2007

From The Job Market’s Five-Year Recovery in 10 Charts by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing change in number of jobs for men and women since December 2007, seasonally adjusted, with men losing far more jobs during the recession than women.

Charts 2014-06-06

Change in Number of Jobs For Men And Women

From The Job Market’s Five-Year Recovery in 10 Charts by Ben Casselman

Horizontal bar chart showing change in number of people employed by education level since December 2007 for ages 25 and up, with losses for less-educated groups and gains for bachelor's degree holders.

Charts 2014-06-06

Change in Number of People Employed by Education Level

From The Job Market’s Five-Year Recovery in 10 Charts by Ben Casselman

Horizontal bar chart showing change in number of people employed by usual hours worked since December 2007, with full-time down 2.9m and involuntary part-time up 2.7m.

Charts 2014-06-06

Change in Number of People Employed by Usual Hours Worked

From The Job Market’s Five-Year Recovery in 10 Charts by Ben Casselman

Line chart comparing change in public vs. private employment since December 2007, seasonally adjusted, showing private sector recovery and continued public sector decline through 2014.

Charts 2014-06-06

Change in Public vs. Private Employment Since December 2007

From The Job Market’s Five-Year Recovery in 10 Charts by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing the change in total nonfarm jobs since December 2007, seasonally adjusted, dropping to nearly -8.5 million around 2010 before recovering to 0 by 2014.

Charts 2014-06-06

Change in Total Nonfarm Jobs Since December 2007

From The Job Market’s Five-Year Recovery in 10 Charts by Ben Casselman

Stacked area chart showing the number of people unemployed by length of time out of work, seasonally adjusted, from 2008 to 2014, with recession period highlighted.

Charts 2014-06-06

Number of People Unemployed by Length of Time Out of Work

From The Job Market’s Five-Year Recovery in 10 Charts by Ben Casselman

Area chart showing total unemployed versus long-term unemployed over time, with a recession period shaded at the left.

Charts 2014-06-06

Total Unemployed vs. Long-Term Unemployed

From The Job Market’s Five-Year Recovery in 10 Charts by Ben Casselman

Paired horizontal bar chart showing percentages of men and women who masturbated in the past 90 days by relationship status, from 2009 data controlled for age.

Charts 2014-06-06

Have You Masturbated in the Past 90 Days?

From Dear Mona: P.S. Do Single People Masturbate More? by Mona Chalabi

Paired horizontal bar chart showing percentages of men and women who masturbated in the past 90 days by relationship status, from 2009 data controlled for age.

Charts 2014-06-06

Have You Masturbated in the Past 90 Days?

From Dear Mona: P.S. Do Single People Masturbate More? by Mona Chalabi

Color-coded map of the United States divided into four regions: West (yellow), California (red/orange), Northeast (green), and South (blue).

Maps 2014-06-06

The Regions

From The Search For America’s Best Burrito Starts in California by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Ranked table of top 20 burrito-selling establishments by city and VORB score, with El Farolito in San Francisco ranked first at 20.7.

Tables 2014-06-06

Top 20 Burrito-Selling Establishments by VORB Score

From The Search For America’s Best Burrito Starts in California by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Line chart showing Obama's smoothed net job approval ratings for foreign policy and overall from 2009 to 2014, both declining over time.

Charts 2014-06-06

A Strength Becomes a Weakness: Obama's Net Job Approval Ratings

From Americans Sour on Obama’s Foreign Policy by Harry Enten

Line chart showing Obama's smoothed job approval ratings overall and for foreign policy from 2009 to 2014, with overall approval declining from ~71% and foreign policy approval falling sharply after 2013.

Charts 2014-06-06

Obama's Popularity: Job Approval Ratings, Smoothed

From Americans Sour on Obama’s Foreign Policy by Harry Enten

Side-by-side horizontal bar chart comparing Boy Bands vs 90s Music across six audio attributes: Energy, Danceability, Valence, Liveness, Acousticness, and Speechiness.

Charts 2014-06-06

Boy Bands vs. the Mainstream

From Boy Bands: Banality at Its Worst, And We Can Prove It by Walt Hickey

Ranked table of top 20 burrito-selling establishments with city, state, and VORB scores, led by KoMex Fusion in Las Vegas with 16.9.

Tables 2014-06-07

Top 20 Burrito-Selling Establishments by VORB Score

From Western States Are a New Frontier in the Search For America’s Best Burrito by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Table ranking Novak Djokovic's opponents by clay dominance ratio comparing 2014 performance to prior prime years, with Rafael Nadal ranked 2nd.

Tables 2014-06-07

Djokovic's 2014 Clay Dominance Ratio vs. Opponents' Prior Prime Years

From Nadal Isn’t What He Used to Be on Clay, But He’s Still Good Enough to Win the French Open by Carl Bialik

Table ranking Rafael Nadal's opponents by clay dominance ratio comparing 2014 performance to prior prime years, with Novak Djokovic ranked last with a 0.6 ratio.

Tables 2014-06-07

Nadal's 2014 Clay Dominance Ratio vs. Prior Prime Years by Opponent

From Nadal Isn’t What He Used to Be on Clay, But He’s Still Good Enough to Win the French Open by Carl Bialik

Ranked table of top 20 burrito-selling establishments with city, state, and VORB scores, led by El Pelón Taquería in Boston with 15.4.

Tables 2014-06-08

Top 20 Burrito-Selling Establishments by VORB Score

From The Search For America’s Best Burrito Turns to the Northeast by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Horizontal bar chart showing FiveThirtyEight Senate odds for Democrat vs Republican by state as of June 8, 2014

Charts 2014-06-08

FiveThirtyEight Senate Odds

From FiveThirtyEight Senate Forecast: Toss-Up or Tilt GOP? by Nate Silver

Radial infographic showing gun silhouettes color-coded by acquisition method: black for legally purchased, blue for illegally acquired, and gray for unknown.

Other 2014-06-08

Guns Used in Mass Shootings by Acquisition Method

From Ctrl + ← The Alphabet, Deadly Diseases and NFL Waistlines by Mona Chalabi

US map showing the most common cause of death by state, with most states colored pink for Heart Disease and a few green states for Cancer.

Maps 2014-06-08

Most Common Cause of Death by State

From Ctrl + ← The Alphabet, Deadly Diseases and NFL Waistlines by Mona Chalabi

Pie chart showing that out of 100,000 people born on the same day, approximately 97,774 are still living, with a small dark slice representing those who have died.

Charts 2014-06-08

Out of 100,000 people born on the same day as you, approximately 97,774 are still living

From Ctrl + ← The Alphabet, Deadly Diseases and NFL Waistlines by Mona Chalabi

Stacked bar chart showing percentage of GitHub repositories per programming language broken down by contributor gender category, with male dominating all languages.

Charts 2014-06-08

Percentage of repositories per category by programming language and gender

From Ctrl + ← The Alphabet, Deadly Diseases and NFL Waistlines by Mona Chalabi

Line chart showing chances of winning Belmont Stakes by number of precursor races won, comparing trends before and since 1979.

Charts 2014-06-09

Winning Derby or Preakness Is Bad for Belmont

From Don’t Expect to See a Triple Crown Anytime Soon by Benjamin Morris

Table comparing average shot distance in feet and effective field goal percentage for first half and second half.

Tables 2014-06-09

Average Shot Distance and Effective FG% by Half

From The Spurs Eventually Got What They Wanted in Game 2, But It Didn’t Help Them by Ian Levy

Ranked table of top 20 burrito-selling establishments with city, state, and VORB score, led by Garbo's Grill in Key West, FL with 13.1.

Tables 2014-06-09

Top 20 Burrito-Selling Establishments by VORB Score

From The Search For America’s Best Burrito Heads to the Land of Sweet Tea by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Dual horizontal bar chart comparing Soccer Power Index and Betfair market probabilities of winning the 2014 World Cup for 32 national teams.

Charts 2014-06-09

The Algorithm vs. the Market: Probabilities of Winning the World Cup

From It’s Brazil’s World Cup to Lose by Nate Silver

A table listing World Cup teams and their win-loss-draw records, with Brazil leading at 6-0-0 and Costa Rica at the bottom with 4-10-3.

Tables 2014-06-09

World Cup Teams Win-Loss-Draw Records

From It’s Brazil’s World Cup to Lose by Nate Silver

Table showing major tennis titles cost for players blocked by Nadal across Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open.

Tables 2014-06-09

Major Titles Cost for Players Blocked by Nadal

From What If Rafael Nadal Had Never Won a Grand Slam Title? by Carl Bialik

Table listing tennis player rivalries with a blocker, the player they blocked, and the estimated major titles cost of that blocking relationship.

Tables 2014-06-09

Tennis Blockers: Major Titles Cost by Rivalry

From What If Rafael Nadal Had Never Won a Grand Slam Title? by Carl Bialik

Table listing tennis Grand Slam blockers, the players they blocked, the event, and the titles cost, led by Rafael Nadal blocking Roger Federer at the French Open with 2.3 titles.

Tables 2014-06-09

Tennis Grand Slam Blockers and Titles Cost

From What If Rafael Nadal Had Never Won a Grand Slam Title? by Carl Bialik

Line chart showing average per-student spending in the U.S. adjusted for inflation from 1993 to 2012, with separate lines for total and instructional spending.

Charts 2014-06-10

Average Per-Student Spending in the U.S.

From Public Schools Are Hurting More in the Recovery Than in the Recession by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing changes in per-student school funding since 2007 by source (Federal, State, Local), adjusted for inflation, from 2007 to 2012.

Charts 2014-06-10

Changes in Per-Student Funding Since 2007

From Public Schools Are Hurting More in the Recovery Than in the Recession by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing declining student-teacher ratios in public and private elementary and secondary schools from 1955 to 2010.

Charts 2014-06-10

Changes in Student-Teacher Ratios Since 1955

From Public Schools Are Hurting More in the Recovery Than in the Recession by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing local government employment change since December 2007 for education and non-education sectors, from 2008 to 2014.

Charts 2014-06-10

Local Government Employment

From Public Schools Are Hurting More in the Recovery Than in the Recession by Ben Casselman

Table ranking all 50 US states and DC by change in per-pupil school spending from 2009-2012, showing 2012 spending and share of districts cutting per-pupil spending.

Tables 2014-06-10

Change in Per-Pupil Spending by State, 2009-2012

From States That Already Spent Less on Education Have Made Bigger School Cuts by Ben Casselman

Scatter plot showing that states with lower per-student spending experienced bigger cuts in per-student spending from 2009 to 2012, adjusted for inflation, with a red trend line.

Charts 2014-06-10

Lower Spending, Bigger Cuts

From States That Already Spent Less on Education Have Made Bigger School Cuts by Ben Casselman

Two ranked tables showing the most common 3-word and 4-word phrases in pop music lyrics with their occurrence counts.

Tables 2014-06-10

Most Common 3-Word and 4-Word Phrases in Pop Music

From ’90s Boy Band Lyrics: They’re All About You by Walt Hickey

Two ranked tables showing the top 20 most common words and most common 2-word phrases in song lyrics with their counts.

Tables 2014-06-10

Most Common Words and 2-Word Phrases in Song Lyrics

From ’90s Boy Band Lyrics: They’re All About You by Walt Hickey

Line chart showing the percentage change in job openings versus hires since June 2009, with openings rising much faster than hires through 2014.

Charts 2014-06-10

Change in Job Openings vs. Hires Since June 2009

From Finding a Job Opening Has Gotten Easier, But Getting a Job Hasn’t by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing the seasonally adjusted ratio of hires to job openings from 2004 to 2014, peaking around 2009 and declining to near 1.0 by 2014.

Charts 2014-06-10

Ratio of Hires to Job Openings

From Finding a Job Opening Has Gotten Easier, But Getting a Job Hasn’t by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing seasonally adjusted unemployed workers per job opening from 2001 to 2014, peaking near 7 around 2009 and declining to about 2.3 by 2014.

Charts 2014-06-10

Unemployed Workers per Job Opening

From Finding a Job Opening Has Gotten Easier, But Getting a Job Hasn’t by Ben Casselman

Horizontal bar chart showing NHL playoff goals per 60 minutes in 5-on-5 play by game score situation (2012-14), with trailing teams scoring more goals.

Charts 2014-06-10

... And Score More Goals, Too

From The Rangers Needed Better CPU Assistance by Nate Silver

Horizontal bar chart showing Corsi events per 60 minutes in 5-on-5 NHL playoff play from 2012-14, broken down by score state from Up 2+ to Down 2+.

Charts 2014-06-10

NHL Teams Shoot More When Trailing ...

From The Rangers Needed Better CPU Assistance by Nate Silver

Line chart showing NHL playoff game win percentage versus share of shots on goal from 1988 to 2014, with a positive linear relationship.

Charts 2014-06-10

Win Percentage vs. Shot Percentage

From The Rangers Needed Better CPU Assistance by Nate Silver

Line chart showing intimate partner violence rates per 1,000 females by household composition from 1993 to 2010, with married adults with children showing the steepest decline.

Charts 2014-06-10

Intimate partner violence against females, by household composition, 1993–2010

From The Washington Post Misused the Data on Violence Against Women by Mona Chalabi

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