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Table showing pass attempts, completion percentage, forward pass percentage, and forward completion percentage for six Barcelona players including Messi, Pedro, and Neymar.

Tables 2014-07-01

Barcelona Players Pass Attempts and Completion Stats

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Scatter plot showing goals scored vs. shot attempts from outside the penalty area, with Messi and Ronaldo labeled and a red trend line.

Charts 2014-07-01

Deadly From Outside the Penalty Area

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Scatter plot comparing assists per game vs. goals per game for soccer players, with Messi, Ronaldo, Ozil, Ribery, and di Maria labeled as outliers.

Charts 2014-07-01

Dishing It vs. Taking It: Assists per game vs. goals per game

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Soccer field diagrams showing goal percentage by distance from goal for all players, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo, with percentages labeled by zone.

Other 2014-07-01

Goal Percentage By Distance From the Goal

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Scatter plot comparing soccer players' goals plus assists per possession against possessions used per game, with Messi and Ronaldo labeled as top performers.

Charts 2014-07-01

Goals Plus Assists Per Possessions Used

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Scatter plot showing goals per game vs. forward passes from attacking half to attacking third per game for forwards since 2010, with Messi, Ronaldo, and Zlatan labeled.

Charts 2014-07-01

Going For Goals: Passes by forwards, since 2010

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Scatter plot comparing assisted vs unassisted shooting percentages for soccer players, highlighting Messi, Ronaldo, Aguero, and Tevez with a diagonal reference line.

Charts 2014-07-01

Messi Gets by With a Little Help From Himself

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Editorial graphic combining a black-and-white photo of Lionel Messi with a soccer field dot plot showing touch or shot locations marked in red and blue.

Charts 2014-07-01

Messi Touch/Shot Map – Argentina

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Scatter plot on a soccer field diagram showing Messi's shots on goal for Argentina from 2012 through the 2014 World Cup group stage, coded by goals, saved attempts, and misses.

Charts 2014-07-01

Messi's Shots On Goal

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Bubble scatter chart showing number of long balls played from midfield by forwards with 50+ games, plotting pass completion rate vs. successful play rate, with Messi, Ronaldo, and Rooney highlighted.

Charts 2014-07-01

Number of Long Balls Played From Midfield

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Scatter plot showing total goals and assists vs. games played since the 2010 World Cup, with Messi and Ronaldo highlighted as top outliers.

Charts 2014-07-01

Overall Scoring Production

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Table of top soccer players showing shots taken, average goals expected per shot, and goals above average, with Lionel Messi highlighted in bold.

Tables 2014-07-01

Soccer Players: Shots, Expected Goals Per Shot, and Goals Above Average

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Scatter plot showing one-on-one success rate vs. attempts per game for soccer players, with Messi, Ronaldo, and Suarez labeled.

Charts 2014-07-01

Taking On Defenders

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Scatter plot showing through-ball assists vs attempts made by forwards since 2010, with Messi and Ronaldo labeled and a red trend line.

Charts 2014-07-01

Through-Ball Passes Made by Forwards, Since 2010

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Dual horizontal bar chart comparing shooting percentage improvement for shots taken and shots assisted for 12 soccer players, led by Messi at +9.6% shooting and +5.6% assisting.

Charts 2014-07-01

Value Added When Shooting And Assisting

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Scatter plot comparing value added per shot versus percentage of team shots involving a player, with Messi, Ronaldo, and Ibrahimovic labeled.

Charts 2014-07-01

Value Added vs. Total Offensive Participation

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Scatter plot showing the relationship between goals created per team possession and plays defended per opponent possession for high-volume strikers, with Messi, Ronaldo, and Robben labeled.

Charts 2014-07-01

When High-Volume Strikers Play Defense

From Lionel Messi Is Impossible by Benjamin Morris

Line chart comparing Americans' approval of their own representative versus Congress as a whole from 1990 to 2010, showing own-rep approval consistently higher.

Charts 2014-07-01

At Home, Is the Grass Greener? Americans' approval of Congress

From Disliking Congress, as a Whole And as Individuals by Harry Enten

Line chart showing the percentage of Americans who say their own representative in Congress and most members deserve re-election, from 1992 to 2012.

Charts 2014-07-01

Who Americans Say Deserves Re-election

From Disliking Congress, as a Whole And as Individuals by Harry Enten

Waffle chart infographic showing win probabilities for two 2014 World Cup Round of 16 matchups: Argentina 77% vs Switzerland 23%, and Belgium 59% vs USA 41%.

Charts 2014-07-01

Round of 16 Matchups: July 1, 2014

From World Cup Crib Notes: Day 19 by Carl Bialik

Line chart showing U.S. men's national soccer team Elo rating at the end of each World Cup from 1950 to 2014, with a punctuated trend line overlay.

Charts 2014-07-01

A Punctuated Trend

From Has the U.S. Men’s National Team Plateaued? by Nate Silver

Scatter plot showing national soccer team Elo rating versus natural log of Summer Olympic medals from 2000-2012, with a positive trend line and labeled points for Brazil, Germany, U.S., Russia, China, and Cuba.

Charts 2014-07-01

Olympic Performance And Soccer Success

From Has the U.S. Men’s National Team Plateaued? by Nate Silver

Line chart showing the U.S. men's national soccer team Elo rating at the end of each World Cup from 1950 to 2014, with a red trend line showing overall growth.

Charts 2014-07-01

Or Has U.S. Soccer Reached a Plateau?

From Has the U.S. Men’s National Team Plateaued? by Nate Silver

Line chart showing the U.S. men's national soccer team Elo rating at the end of each World Cup from 1986 to 2014, with a red trend line showing steady improvement.

Charts 2014-07-01

Steady Improvment For U.S. Soccer?

From Has the U.S. Men’s National Team Plateaued? by Nate Silver

Scatter plot showing national soccer team Elo ratings versus the natural log of GDP, with a red trend line and labeled points for Brazil, Germany, U.S., China, and India.

Charts 2014-07-01

Wealth And Soccer Success

From Has the U.S. Men’s National Team Plateaued? by Nate Silver

Flow diagram showing win probabilities at each stage of the 1994 Italy-Brazil World Cup penalty shootout, tracking how Brazil won.

Charts 2014-07-01

The 1994 Italy-Brazil Penalty Shootout

From A Chart For Predicting Penalty-Shootout Odds in Real Time by Ritchie King, Nate Silver

Other 2014-07-01

Carolina's Red Machaca Burro — WIN (Total Score 89)

From Filo Dough And Leeks in a Burrito? Please, Somebody, Pass the Red Machaca by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Other 2014-07-01

Komex: Bulgogi Beef Burrito Scorecard

From Filo Dough And Leeks in a Burrito? Please, Somebody, Pass the Red Machaca by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Other 2014-07-01

St. Mary's Mexican Food: Carne Seca Chimichanga Scorecard

From Filo Dough And Leeks in a Burrito? Please, Somebody, Pass the Red Machaca by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Other 2014-07-01

Vincent's on Camelback: Lobster Chimichanga Scorecard

From Filo Dough And Leeks in a Burrito? Please, Somebody, Pass the Red Machaca by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Horizontal bar chart showing the relative effect of various demographic factors on the chance of voting for Obama in the 2012 presidential election, with blue bars indicating increased chance and red bars decreased chance.

Charts 2014-07-01

Demographic Impact on 2012 Presidential Vote

From How Much Do Democrats Depend on the Union Vote? by Harry Enten

Line chart showing the decline in the percentage of voters with a union member in the household from about 28% in 1952 to about 18% by 2012.

Charts 2014-07-01

The Decline of Union Households

From How Much Do Democrats Depend on the Union Vote? by Harry Enten

Two tables ranking the best and worst goalkeepers of the 2014 World Cup by net goals saved, showing games played, saves, goals allowed, and expected goals.

Tables 2014-07-02

Best and Worst Goalkeepers of 2014 World Cup, Net Goals Saved

From Tim Howard Lost, But He Just Had the Best Match of the World Cup by Nate Silver

Two tables showing the best and worst single-match goalkeeping performances at the 2014 World Cup, ranked by net goals saved.

Tables 2014-07-02

Best and Worst Single-Match Goalkeeping Performances, 2014 World Cup

From Tim Howard Lost, But He Just Had the Best Match of the World Cup by Nate Silver

Line chart comparing global income percentile by country income percentile for Brazil, U.S., Russia, China, and India as of 2008, showing Brazil's income inequality relative to other nations.

Charts 2014-07-02

How Brazil's Income Inequality Compares Globally

From Lessons From Brazil’s War on Poverty by Berk Özler

Line chart showing annual fireworks injuries nationwide from the late 1970s to mid-2010s, ranging roughly between 7,000 and 13,000 injuries per year, based on hospital data.

Charts 2014-07-02

Fireworks Injuries

From There’s No Injury Epidemic, But Be Careful With Those Fourth of July Fireworks by Hayley Munguia

Line chart showing the annual fireworks injury rate per 100,000 pounds consumed in the US, declining sharply from about 38 in the late 1970s to around 6 by the early 2010s.

Charts 2014-07-02

Fireworks Injury Rate

From There’s No Injury Epidemic, But Be Careful With Those Fourth of July Fireworks by Hayley Munguia

Table comparing top 10 national soccer team rankings for two periods: June 5-7 and June 12-26, showing Brazil at number one in both.

Tables 2014-07-03

Soccer Team Rankings: June 5-7 vs. June 12-26

From With the U.S. Out, Which World Cup Team Will Americans Root For? by Andrew Flowers

Table showing World Cup team fan share percentages, led by England at 16.5%, Brazil at 15.1%, and Germany at 10.5%.

Tables 2014-07-03

World Cup Team Fan Share by Country

From With the U.S. Out, Which World Cup Team Will Americans Root For? by Andrew Flowers

Line chart showing seasonally adjusted U.S. job growth from a year earlier from 2010 to 2014, rising from near zero to about 2.5 million jobs.

Charts 2014-07-03

Job Growth From a Year Earlier

From The Job Market Is the Strongest It’s Been Since Before the Recession by Ben Casselman

Bar chart showing seasonally adjusted jobs added per half-year from 2011 to 2014, with values ranging from about 280k to over 1,400k.

Charts 2014-07-03

Jobs Added Per Half-Year

From The Job Market Is the Strongest It’s Been Since Before the Recession by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing monthly percentages of unemployed people finding a job versus dropping out of the labor force from 2007 to 2014, seasonally adjusted.

Charts 2014-07-03

What Happens to the Unemployed Each Month?

From The Job Market Is the Strongest It’s Been Since Before the Recession by Ben Casselman

Table comparing a receiver's actual stats versus projected stats with an average QB for seasons 2011-2013, showing receptions, yards, and touchdowns.

Tables 2014-07-03

Actual Stats vs. With Average QB (2011-2013)

From How the NFL’s Top Receivers’ Stats Would Change If They Played With Average QBs by Nate Silver

Table of NFL receiving statistics adjusted for quarterback quality, ranking 50 players by fantasy points with actual stats and with-average-QB stats, 2011-2013.

Tables 2014-07-03

Receiving Statistics Adjusted For Quarterback Quality

From How the NFL’s Top Receivers’ Stats Would Change If They Played With Average QBs by Nate Silver

Other 2014-07-03

Delicious Mexican Eatery: Green Chili and Pork Burrito — Total Score 92

From Out West, There’s a Showdown Between Green Chili And Kalua Pig by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Other 2014-07-03

Joel's Carne Asada Burrito Scorecard

From Out West, There’s a Showdown Between Green Chili And Kalua Pig by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Other 2014-07-03

Kono's: Pig Bomber — Burrito Scorecard

From Out West, There’s a Showdown Between Green Chili And Kalua Pig by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Photo of an open burrito on a wooden surface with a scorecard showing ratings for Rancho Bravo's Al Pastor Bravo Burrito across five categories totaling 74.

Other 2014-07-03

Rancho Bravo: Al Pastor Bravo Burrito Scorecard

From Out West, There’s a Showdown Between Green Chili And Kalua Pig by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Vertical line chart showing median DW-NOMINATE scores for Senate and House legislators from 1919 to 2009, illustrating political polarization over time.

Charts 2014-07-03

The Polarization Between the Senate And House

From The House And Senate Are the Most Divided They’ve Been in Our Lifetimes by Harry Enten

Ranked table of 30 MLB teams showing Total Cluster Luck, Offensive Cluster Luck, and Defensive Cluster Luck values, with Seattle ranked first and Tampa Bay last.

Tables 2014-07-03

MLB Team Cluster Luck Rankings

From The Giants Clustered Their Luck by Jonah Keri

Line chart showing MLB cluster luck for Seattle (red) and San Francisco (blue) from mid-May to late June, with Seattle rising to ~43 and San Francisco falling to ~3.

Charts 2014-07-03

They Should Be So Lucky: MLB Teams' Cluster Luck

From The Giants Clustered Their Luck by Jonah Keri

Waffle chart infographic showing win probabilities for two 2014 World Cup quarterfinal matches: France vs Germany (48%/52%) and Brazil vs Colombia (72%/28%).

Charts 2014-07-04

Quarterfinals: July 4, 2014 — World Cup Win Probabilities

From World Cup Crib Notes: Day 20 by Allison McCann

Scatter plot with trend line showing correlation between number of faux-hawks on a soccer team and points earned in the group stage, with Mexico and Nigeria labeled.

Charts 2014-07-04

How Good Are Teams With Faux-Hawks?

From Mohawks, Faux-hawks And Macklemores: The Top-Heavy Hairdos of the World Cup by Walt Hickey, Allison McCann, Ritchie King

Scatter plot showing the relationship between total Macklemores and points in the group stage for World Cup teams, with Colombia, Argentina, and Chile labeled.

Charts 2014-07-04

How Good Are Teams With Macks?

From Mohawks, Faux-hawks And Macklemores: The Top-Heavy Hairdos of the World Cup by Walt Hickey, Allison McCann, Ritchie King

Scatter plot with trend line showing World Cup group stage points vs number of mohawks per team, with France, Ghana, and Cameroon labeled.

Charts 2014-07-04

How Good Are Teams With Mohawks?

From Mohawks, Faux-hawks And Macklemores: The Top-Heavy Hairdos of the World Cup by Walt Hickey, Allison McCann, Ritchie King

Scatter plot with trend line showing group stage points vs combined mohawks, faux-hawks and Macklemores per team, with Colombia and France labeled, from FiveThirtyEight.

Charts 2014-07-04

How Good Are Teams With Top-Heavy 'Dos?

From Mohawks, Faux-hawks And Macklemores: The Top-Heavy Hairdos of the World Cup by Walt Hickey, Allison McCann, Ritchie King

Editorial infographic classifying three soccer players' hairstyles as Mohawk, Faux-hawk, and Macklemore with cutout face photos and player names.

Other 2014-07-04

Soccer Player Hairstyle Classifications: Mo, Faux, Mack

From Mohawks, Faux-hawks And Macklemores: The Top-Heavy Hairdos of the World Cup by Walt Hickey, Allison McCann, Ritchie King

Line chart showing the percentage of Federer's service points that are serve-and-volley at Wimbledon from 2003 to 2014, peaking near 48% in 2003 and rising again to about 23% in 2014.

Charts 2014-07-04

Federer's Charges Forward

From Federer Rediscovers an Old Tactic at Wimbledon by Carl Bialik

Line chart showing Federer's percentage of serve-and-volley points won at Wimbledon from 2003 to 2014, ranging roughly between 63% and 83%.

Charts 2014-07-04

Federer's Serve-and-Volley Success

From Federer Rediscovers an Old Tactic at Wimbledon by Carl Bialik

Dual line charts showing age distribution of men and women in the 2014 Wimbledon singles draw versus oldest age at peak rating, by FiveThirtyEight.

Charts 2014-07-04

Peaking Late: Age Distribution in 2014 Wimbledon Singles Draw

From Get Off My Tennis Lawn! by Carl Bialik

Dual line charts showing the average age of men and women players in Grand Slam singles draws from 1985 to the mid-2010s, both trending upward.

Charts 2014-07-04

Tennis Gets Older

From Get Off My Tennis Lawn! by Carl Bialik

Waffle chart infographic showing win probabilities for two 2014 World Cup quarterfinal matches: ARG vs BEL at 70/30% and NED vs CRC at 76/24%.

Charts 2014-07-05

Quarterfinals: July 5, 2014 — Win Probabilities

From World Cup Crib Notes: Day 21 by Benjamin Morris

Four bar charts comparing shot and shots-on-goal statistics for Croatia and Cameroon from FIFA, Opta, and Prozone data sources in a single World Cup game.

Charts 2014-07-05

Stats Discrepancies in a Single Game: Croatia vs. Cameroon

From Statkeepers Call the Shots, But They Can’t Agree on Them by Carl Bialik

Horizontal bar chart showing average differences between shot and shot-on-goal counts from FIFA, Opta, and Prozone data sources at the 2014 World Cup through Round of 16.

Charts 2014-07-05

Stats Spats: Average difference between shot and shot-on-goal counts, 2014 World Cup

From Statkeepers Call the Shots, But They Can’t Agree on Them by Carl Bialik

Horizontal bar chart comparing official and unofficial counts of winners and unforced errors for 9 Wimbledon matches from 2006 to 2014.

Charts 2014-07-05

One Tournament, Two Sets of Stats

From Wimbledon Is Very Forgiving of Players’ Errors by Carl Bialik

Bar chart from Le Monde showing monthly civilian deaths in Iraq from November 2012 to June 2014, peaking at 1,500 in June 2014, based on UN mission data.

Charts 2014-07-06

1 500 civils morts en juin en Irak

From Ctrl + ← Edible Data, ‘Arrested Development’ And Wedding Costs by Mona Chalabi

Scatter plot of IMDb ratings for Arrested Development episodes by episode number, with colored trend lines for each season.

Charts 2014-07-06

Arrested Development IMDb Ratings by Episode Number

From Ctrl + ← Edible Data, ‘Arrested Development’ And Wedding Costs by Mona Chalabi

FiveThirtyEight collage of nine panels mixing photos, charts, and data graphics related to soccer World Cup stats, match predictions, and other topics.

Other 2014-07-06

FiveThirtyEight Mixed Media Collage - World Cup and Data Graphics

From Ctrl + ← Edible Data, ‘Arrested Development’ And Wedding Costs by Mona Chalabi

Line chart showing wedding expenses adjusted for inflation from the 1930s to 2013, with engagement ring costs rising sharply to nearly $6,000.

Charts 2014-07-06

Wedding expenses adjusted for inflation, 1930s to 2013

From Ctrl + ← Edible Data, ‘Arrested Development’ And Wedding Costs by Mona Chalabi

Table comparing Grand Slam and overall tennis statistics for eight top players including titles, finals, semis, wins, and win percentage.

Tables 2014-07-06

Grand Slam and Overall Stats for Top Tennis Players

From Wimbledon Champion Novak Djokovic Just Bested His Coach, Boris Becker by Carl Bialik

Table showing Brazil's odds of winning the semifinal, final, and World Cup adjusted for player absences including Neymar and Silva, with conservative and aggressive methods.

Tables 2014-07-07

Brazil's Odds Adjusted For Player Absences

From How Neymar’s Injury Affects Brazil’s Chances at the World Cup by Nate Silver

Table measuring Thiago Silva's SPI plus-minus impact in goals per 90 minutes versus possible replacements, showing net impact of his suspension.

Tables 2014-07-07

Measuring Silva's Impact: Aggressive Method

From How Neymar’s Injury Affects Brazil’s Chances at the World Cup by Nate Silver

Table measuring Thiago Silva's SPI plus-minus impact versus possible replacements using conservative method, showing offense and defense goals per 90 minutes.

Tables 2014-07-07

Measuring Silva's Impact: Conservative Method

From How Neymar’s Injury Affects Brazil’s Chances at the World Cup by Nate Silver

Table showing Neymar's SPI plus-minus impact in offense and defense compared to possible replacements, with net impact of his injury highlighted in red.

Tables 2014-07-07

Neymar's Impact: SPI Plus-Minus Offense and Defense

From How Neymar’s Injury Affects Brazil’s Chances at the World Cup by Nate Silver

Scatter plot comparing SPI plus-minus per 90 minutes versus Guardian Top 100 rank for forwards and strikers, with a red trend curve and labeled players including Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Muller, Rooney, Benzema, and Balotelli.

Charts 2014-07-07

SPI Plus-Minus vs. Guardian Top 100 Rank

From How Neymar’s Injury Affects Brazil’s Chances at the World Cup by Nate Silver

Color-coded US map and regional tables showing which classic rock artists are played most often compared to average in cities across America, with multipliers.

Maps 2014-07-07

Classic Rock Across America

From Why Classic Rock Isn’t What It Used To Be by Walt Hickey

Ranked table of classic rock songs showing song title, artist, and release year for 18 entries from rank 1 to 15.

Tables 2014-07-07

Classic Rock Songs Ranked by Song, Artist, and Release Year

From Why Classic Rock Isn’t What It Used To Be by Walt Hickey

Color-coded US map showing which rock bands are most overrepresented in each major city, with artist photos and multiplier values.

Maps 2014-07-07

Most Overrepresented Rock Artists by US City

From Why Classic Rock Isn’t What It Used To Be by Walt Hickey

Table ranking 25 classic rock artists by percentage of all plays, with city having most plays and that city's percentage share.

Tables 2014-07-07

Top 25 Classic Rock Artists by Percentage of All Plays

From Why Classic Rock Isn’t What It Used To Be by Walt Hickey

Ranked table of classic rock songs showing artist, percent of artist plays, and play count, topped by Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann.

Tables 2014-07-07

Classic Rock Songs Ranked by Play Count

From The Biggest One-Hit Wonders of Classic Rock by Walt Hickey

Table of World Cup knockout stage games showing date, favorite, opponent, win percentage, and cumulative probability of favorites winning all games so far.

Tables 2014-07-07

Knockout Stage Games So Far

From It’s a Huge Upset When All the World Cup Favorites Win by Nate Silver

Table showing remaining 2014 World Cup knockout stage games with win percentages and cumulative probabilities if favorites continue to win, noting Brazil plays without Neymar and Thiago Silva.

Tables 2014-07-07

Remaining Knockout Stage Games (If Favorites Continue to Win)

From It’s a Huge Upset When All the World Cup Favorites Win by Nate Silver

Table comparing Democratic ideology scores, Republican ideology scores, and their difference across 10 U.S. Senate races including Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, and North Carolina.

Tables 2014-07-08

Democratic vs. Republican Ideology Scores by Senate Race

From The Senate Races With the Biggest Ideological Stakes by Harry Enten

Two waffle charts comparing adjusted vs non-adjusted odds for Brazil vs Germany 2014 World Cup semifinal on July 8, 2014.

Charts 2014-07-08

Semifinal: July 8, 2014 — BRA vs. GER Win Odds

From World Cup Semifinal Crib Notes: Brazil vs. Germany by Neil Paine

Table measuring Angel di Maria's soccer impact via SPI plus-minus stats compared to possible replacements, showing offense, defense, and sample size values.

Tables 2014-07-08

Measuring di Maria's Impact

From Di Maria’s Injury Makes Argentina-Netherlands Almost Even by Nate Silver

Table comparing World Cup odds for Brazil, Germany, Argentina, and Netherlands at full strength versus with injuries/suspensions, showing make final and win World Cup percentages.

Tables 2014-07-08

Reassessing World Cup Odds With Player Absences

From Di Maria’s Injury Makes Argentina-Netherlands Almost Even by Nate Silver

Other 2014-07-08

Irazu: Steak Burrito Scorecard

From We Return to the Burrito Bracket’s Chicago Roots by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Other 2014-07-08

La Michoacana: Carne Asada Supreme Burrito Scorecard

From We Return to the Burrito Bracket’s Chicago Roots by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Other 2014-07-08

La Pasadita: Carne Asada Burrito — Burrito Scorecard

From We Return to the Burrito Bracket’s Chicago Roots by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Other 2014-07-08

Northstar: Big Burrito Scorecard

From We Return to the Burrito Bracket’s Chicago Roots by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Line chart showing available workers per job opening from 2007 to 2014, with two seasonally adjusted series: unemployed only and unemployed plus involuntary part-time workers.

Charts 2014-07-08

Available Workers Per Job Opening

From Job Seekers Face Their Best Odds of the Recovery by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing monthly hires and job openings seasonally adjusted from 2007 to 2014, with hires consistently above openings and both declining sharply around 2009 before recovering.

Charts 2014-07-08

Monthly Hires And Job Openings

From Job Seekers Face Their Best Odds of the Recovery by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing monthly layoffs and voluntary quits from 2007 to 2014, seasonally adjusted, with quits rising above layoffs by 2014.

Charts 2014-07-08

Monthly Layoffs And Voluntary Quits

From Job Seekers Face Their Best Odds of the Recovery by Ben Casselman

Bar chart showing classic rock song plays by release year as a percentage of 37,665 total plays from a classic rock radio sample, peaking around 1973-1981.

Charts 2014-07-08

Classic Rock Song Plays by Release Year

From Classic Rock Started With The Beatles And Ended With Nirvana by Walt Hickey

Table showing political party convention states from 1964 to 2012 with improvement nationally, improvement in convention state, and difference in percentage points.

Tables 2014-07-08

Convention State Polling Improvement by Year and Party (1964–2012)

From Republicans’ Choice to Hold 2016 Convention in Cleveland Probably Won’t Help Them in Ohio by Harry Enten

Table showing the biggest Elo rating shifts in World Cup history, listing year, winner, loser, score, and Elo rating shift for seven matches.

Tables 2014-07-09

Biggest Elo Rating Shifts in World Cup History

From The Most Shocking Result in World Cup History by Nate Silver

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