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Line chart showing generic congressional ballot polling from May 2017 to Election Day Nov. 6, 2018, with Democrats at 46.2% and Republicans at 36.2% as of Aug. 31, 2017.

Charts 2017-09-01

Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats vs. Republicans 2017-2018

From There’s Been A Lot Of News But Little Change In Trump’s Approval Rating by Harry Enten

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from February through January, with disapproval at 57.2% and approval at 37.2% at Day 224.

Charts 2017-09-01

Presidential Approval Ratings: 57.2% Disapprove, 37.2% Approve

From There’s Been A Lot Of News But Little Change In Trump’s Approval Rating by Harry Enten

Scatter plot with trend line showing hitters' average WAR among first-time MLB call-ups from 2008 to 2017, with an upward orange trend line.

Charts 2017-09-01

More studs, fewer duds

From MLB’s Prospects Are Showing Up Ready To Mash by Rob Arthur

Bar chart showing losses from 212 weather and climate events causing at least $1 billion in damage in 2017 dollars from 1980 to 2017, with hurricanes highlighted in orange.

Charts 2017-09-02

Costly disasters are becoming more common

From Hurricane Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Bar chart showing losses from 212 weather and climate events causing at least $1 billion in damage from 1980 to 2017, with hurricanes highlighted in orange.

Charts 2017-09-02

Costly disasters are becoming more common

From Hurricane Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Map showing the extent of flooding in the Houston area after Hurricane Harvey, Aug. 28-31, with flooded areas marked in orange across the Gulf Coast region.

Maps 2017-09-02

Harvey flooded more than Houston

From Hurricane Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Map showing the extent of Hurricane Harvey flooding in the Houston area from August 28-31, with flooded areas highlighted in orange across Houston, Beaumont, and Galveston.

Maps 2017-09-02

Harvey flooded more than Houston

From Hurricane Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Scatter plot showing maximum total rainfall in inches for U.S. tropical cyclones from 1955 to 2017, with Hurricane Harvey at 52 inches highlighted as historic.

Charts 2017-09-02

Harvey's heaviest rains were historic

From Hurricane Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Scatter plot showing maximum total rainfall of tropical cyclones recorded in the U.S. from 1960 to 2017, highlighting Hurricane Harvey at 52 inches as the historic high.

Charts 2017-09-02

Harvey's heaviest rains were historic

From Hurricane Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Map showing Hurricane Harvey's path and wind swath overlaid on Gulf of Mexico oil infrastructure including refineries, pipelines, and platforms in Texas and the Gulf.

Maps 2017-09-02

Hurricane Harvey didn't spare the Gulf's oil infrastructure

From Hurricane Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Map showing Hurricane Harvey's path and wind swath over the Gulf of Mexico overlaid with Gulf oil infrastructure including refineries, pipelines, and platforms.

Maps 2017-09-02

Hurricane Harvey didn't spare the Gulf's oil infrastructure

From Hurricane Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Bubble chart showing economic losses from 212 major weather and climate disasters from 1980 to July 2017, totaling $1.2 trillion, with Hurricane Katrina ($160b) and Sandy ($70b) as the largest.

Charts 2017-09-02

The economic impact of major recent disasters

From Hurricane Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Bubble chart showing economic losses from 212 major weather and climate disasters from 1980 to July 2017, with orange bubbles for hurricanes and gray for other events, totaling $1.2 trillion.

Charts 2017-09-02

The economic impact of major recent disasters

From Hurricane Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Line chart showing the average Championship Leverage Index of regular-season games between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees from 1996 to 2017.

Charts 2017-09-03

Baseball's best-known rivalry is back

From The Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry Hasn’t Mattered This Much In A Decade by Neil Paine

Editorial infographic combining a photo of a graduation mortarboard cap overlaid on a line chart showing rising percentages from 1980 to 2016, ranging from about 20% to 40%.

Charts 2017-09-05

College Graduation Rate Trend 1980–2016

From 2018 Could Be The Year Of The Angry White College Graduate by David Wasserman

Line chart showing Latino share of the electorate in California and Texas from 1998 to 2016, highlighting higher turnout in presidential election years versus midterms.

Charts 2017-09-05

Latino turnout in midterms lags presidential years

From 2018 Could Be The Year Of The Angry White College Graduate by David Wasserman

Line chart showing the share of the electorate younger than 45 by year from 1980 to 2016, highlighting the lower turnout in midterm versus presidential election years.

Charts 2017-09-05

Young voters don't show up in midterm elections

From 2018 Could Be The Year Of The Angry White College Graduate by David Wasserman

Line chart showing probability of FSU finishing in the AP Poll top four based on which game number the loss occurred, with a 67.7% chance when losing in game 1.

Charts 2017-09-05

FSU lost at the best time

From A College Football Team’s Season Isn’t Over At 0-1 by Neil Paine

Paired horizontal bar chart showing share of one-loss college football teams that finished or did not finish in the AP Poll top four by game number of loss, 1998-2016.

Charts 2017-09-05

If you gotta lose, get it over with early

From A College Football Team’s Season Isn’t Over At 0-1 by Neil Paine

NOAA National Hurricane Center forecast track map for Hurricane Irma as of 5 PM AST September 5, 2017, showing the probable path cone from the Atlantic toward Florida.

Maps 2017-09-05

Hurricane Irma Forecast Track – NHC Advisory 27, Sept 5 2017

From Hurricane Irma Will Be Dangerous No Matter Where It Makes Landfall by Harry Enten

Spaghetti model map showing multiple hurricane track forecasts for Storm 11 over the Atlantic and southeastern US, with colored lines from various weather models.

Maps 2017-09-05

Storm 11 Spaghetti Model Hurricane Track Forecasts

From Hurricane Irma Will Be Dangerous No Matter Where It Makes Landfall by Harry Enten

Stacked bar chart showing breakdown of religious affiliations by age group (18-29, 30-49, 50-64, 65+) for 12 religious groups in 2016.

Charts 2017-09-06

The religious young and old

From America’s Shifting Religious Makeup Could Spell Trouble For Both Parties by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Dual line chart showing cumulative share of IMDb reviews posted versus tickets sold for An Inconvenient Sequel by day from July 23 to Aug 27, 2017, with 62% of reviews already in by wide release.

Charts 2017-09-07

'An Inconvenient Sequel' was doomed before its release

From Al Gore’s New Movie Exposes The Big Flaw In Online Movie Ratings by Walt Hickey, Dhrumil Mehta

Line chart showing cumulative percent of IMDb reviews posted vs tickets sold for An Inconvenient Sequel from July 23 to Aug 27 2017, with 62% of reviews already in by wide release on Aug 4.

Charts 2017-09-07

'An Inconvenient Sequel' was doomed before its wide release

From Al Gore’s New Movie Exposes The Big Flaw In Online Movie Ratings by Walt Hickey, Dhrumil Mehta

Bar chart showing IMDb ratings distribution for 'An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power' as of Aug. 29, with large spikes at ratings 1 and 10 indicating polarized audience response.

Charts 2017-09-07

'An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power' is divisive

From Al Gore’s New Movie Exposes The Big Flaw In Online Movie Ratings by Walt Hickey, Dhrumil Mehta

Line chart showing cumulative IMDB ratings for An Inconvenient Sequel by gender and score from July 17 through Aug. 29, with men's ratings far outnumbering women's.

Charts 2017-09-07

Men dominated Al Gore's IMDb movie rating

From Al Gore’s New Movie Exposes The Big Flaw In Online Movie Ratings by Walt Hickey, Dhrumil Mehta

Line chart showing cumulative IMDB rating votes for An Inconvenient Sequel by gender and score from July 17 through Aug. 29, with men vastly outvoting women.

Charts 2017-09-07

Men dominated the IMDb rating for 'An Inconvenient Sequel'

From Al Gore’s New Movie Exposes The Big Flaw In Online Movie Ratings by Walt Hickey, Dhrumil Mehta

Small multiples bar chart showing IMDb rating distributions for six 2017 films with a 5.2 average rating, highlighting An Inconvenient Sequel's bimodal pattern.

Charts 2017-09-07

One of these films is not like the others

From Al Gore’s New Movie Exposes The Big Flaw In Online Movie Ratings by Walt Hickey, Dhrumil Mehta

Four small bar charts showing IMDb rating distributions for four 2017 films each with a 5.2 average rating, highlighting An Inconvenient Sequel's polarized voting pattern.

Charts 2017-09-07

One of these films is not like the others

From Al Gore’s New Movie Exposes The Big Flaw In Online Movie Ratings by Walt Hickey, Dhrumil Mehta

Dual line charts showing cumulative IMDb ratings for An Inconvenient Sequel by gender and score (1, 2-9, or 10 out of 10) from July 17 to August 29.

Charts 2017-09-07

Women liked 'An Inconvenient Sequel.' Men, not so much.

From Al Gore’s New Movie Exposes The Big Flaw In Online Movie Ratings by Walt Hickey, Dhrumil Mehta

Dual line charts showing cumulative IMDb ratings for An Inconvenient Sequel by gender and score from July 17 through Aug. 29, with men giving more 1-out-of-10 ratings and women giving more 10-out-of-10 ratings.

Charts 2017-09-07

Women liked 'An Inconvenient Sequel.' Men, not so much.

From Al Gore’s New Movie Exposes The Big Flaw In Online Movie Ratings by Walt Hickey, Dhrumil Mehta

Scatter plot with rolling average line showing the daily probability of a pitch to Giancarlo Stanton being called a strike, April through September 3, 2017.

Charts 2017-09-07

Pitchers fear Stanton

From Pitchers Have Been Avoiding Giancarlo Stanton (It Just Hasn’t Worked) by Rob Arthur

Scatter plot showing Giancarlo Stanton's average batted ball exit velocity by game through Sept. 3, 2017, with a one-month rolling average trend line.

Charts 2017-09-07

Stanton isn't hitting much harder than normal

From Pitchers Have Been Avoiding Giancarlo Stanton (It Just Hasn’t Worked) by Rob Arthur

Ranked list of projected NFL all-time passing leaders for 2016, showing top 20 quarterbacks with projected passing yards, with active players highlighted in green.

Tables 2017-09-07

Projected NFL All-Time Passing Leaders 2016

From Here’s What The NFL Career Passing Leaderboard Will Look Like In 2025 by Ty Schalter

Line chart showing generic congressional ballot polling from May 2017 to November 2018, with Democrats at 46.1% and Republicans at 36.7% as of September 7, 2017.

Charts 2017-09-08

Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats vs. Republicans 2017-2018

From Trump’s Approval Rating Is Up A Tick by Harry Enten

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from February through January, with disapproval at 56.4% and approval at 38.4% at day 231.

Charts 2017-09-08

Presidential Approval Ratings: 56.4% Disapprove, 38.4% Approve

From Trump’s Approval Rating Is Up A Tick by Harry Enten

NOAA color-coded rainfall forecast map for Hurricane Irma showing projected 120-hour precipitation totals in inches across Florida and the southeastern US, September 8-13 2017.

Maps 2017-09-08

Hurricane Irma 120-Hour Rainfall Forecast (inches)

From The Worst Case Scenario For Hurricane Irma Looks Likely by Harry Enten

NWS National Hurricane Center forecast cone map for Hurricane Irma as of 5 PM EDT September 8 2017, showing probable storm path toward Florida and the southeastern US.

Maps 2017-09-08

Hurricane Irma Forecast Cone – NHC Advisory 39, Sept 8 2017

From The Worst Case Scenario For Hurricane Irma Looks Likely by Harry Enten

NWS National Hurricane Center forecast track map for Hurricane Irma as of 8 AM EDT September 8, 2017, showing probable path cone, wind extents, watches, and warnings.

Maps 2017-09-08

Hurricane Irma Forecast Track – NHC Advisory 37A, Sept 8 2017

From The Worst Case Scenario For Hurricane Irma Looks Likely by Harry Enten

FiveThirtyEight NFL Week 1 forecast comparison showing user predictions vs model forecasts for Arizona/Detroit, Atlanta/Chicago, and Baltimore/Cincinnati games with point gain/loss values.

Other 2017-09-08

NFL Week 1 Forecasts – User vs FiveThirtyEight Predictions

From How To Play Our NFL Predictions Game by Jay Boice

Map showing Hurricane Irma's path alongside historical Category 4 or 5 hurricane tracks that made landfall in Florida, Georgia, or South Carolina, with a 5-day forecast cone.

Maps 2017-09-08

Irma is following a well-worn path

From What Lies In Irma’s Path by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Map showing historical paths of Category 4 and 5 Atlantic hurricanes making landfall in Florida, Georgia, or South Carolina, overlaid with Hurricane Irma's forecast path as of Sept. 8, 2017.

Maps 2017-09-08

Irma's path is well-worn

From What Lies In Irma’s Path by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Scatter plot showing maximum sustained wind speeds in mph for Atlantic hurricanes from 1850 to 2017, with Hurricane Irma highlighted at 185 mph and category bands marked.

Charts 2017-09-08

There haven't been many hurricanes like Irma

From What Lies In Irma’s Path by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Dot plot showing maximum sustained wind speeds for Atlantic hurricanes from 1850 to 2017, with Hurricane Irma highlighted as one of the strongest on record.

Charts 2017-09-08

There haven't been many hurricanes like Irma

From What Lies In Irma’s Path by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Three maps showing hazardous waste sites, hospitals, and nuclear plants that fall within the National Hurricane Center's 5-day forecast path of Hurricane Irma as of Sept. 8, 2017.

Maps 2017-09-08

What lies in Irma's path

From What Lies In Irma’s Path by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Three maps showing locations of hazardous waste sites, hospitals, and nuclear plants within the National Hurricane Center's 5-day forecast path for Hurricane Irma as of Sept. 8, 2018.

Maps 2017-09-08

What lies in Irma's path

From What Lies In Irma’s Path by Rachael Dottle, Ritchie King, Ella Koeze

Scatter plot showing the number of stories in buildings at least 10 stories tall constructed in the greater Miami metro area over time, from the 1920s to 2010s.

Charts 2017-09-08

Miami is getting taller and taller

From Will Miami’s Skyscrapers Withstand Irma? by Rob Arthur, Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Bubble map of Miami-area buildings with more than 10 floors, showing built and under-construction high-rises concentrated along the coastline.

Maps 2017-09-08

Miami's coastline is full of high-rises

From Will Miami’s Skyscrapers Withstand Irma? by Rob Arthur, Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Dot chart showing Women's Grand Slam finalists in the Open Era by nationality, comparing Americans (with Williams sisters highlighted) versus other nationalities from 1970 to the 2010s.

Charts 2017-09-10

The Williams sisters have kept American women afloat

From Tennis Finally Crowns An American Woman Not Named Williams by Terrence Doyle

Map showing 5-day forecasted paths and cones of uncertainty for Hurricane Irma from Sept. 4 to Sept. 10, illustrating how forecasts tracked the storm's actual path.

Maps 2017-09-10

Irma's forecasts have been pretty good

From Forecasts Have Done A Good Job Predicting Irma’s Shifting Path by Harry Enten

Map showing Hurricane Irma's actual path and multiple 5-day forecast cones of uncertainty issued daily from Sept. 4 to Sept. 10, 2017, illustrating forecast accuracy.

Maps 2017-09-10

Irma's forecasts have been pretty good

From Forecasts Have Done A Good Job Predicting Irma’s Shifting Path by Harry Enten

Map showing Hurricane Irma's path and 5-day forecasted track with cone of uncertainty as of September 10, 8 PM EDT, moving up through Florida toward the southeastern US.

Maps 2017-09-11

Hurricane Irma's Forecasted Path and Cone of Uncertainty

From Irma Is Bearing Down On Some Of Florida’s Most Vulnerable Residents by Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Ella Koeze

Map showing Hurricane Irma's path and forecasted track through Florida and the southeastern US as of Sept. 10 8 PM EDT, with a cone of uncertainty for the next 5 days.

Maps 2017-09-11

Hurricane Irma's Forecasted Path – Sept. 10, 8 PM EDT

From Irma Is Bearing Down On Some Of Florida’s Most Vulnerable Residents by Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Ella Koeze

Two maps of Florida showing the estimated share of housing units that are mobile homes by census tract (2010-14) and locations of mobile home parks in 2016.

Maps 2017-09-11

Many Floridians live in mobile homes

From Irma Is Bearing Down On Some Of Florida’s Most Vulnerable Residents by Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Ella Koeze

Two maps of Florida showing estimated share of housing units that are mobile homes by census tract 2010-14 and locations of mobile home parks in 2016.

Maps 2017-09-11

Many Floridians live in mobile homes

From Irma Is Bearing Down On Some Of Florida’s Most Vulnerable Residents by Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Ella Koeze

Two maps of Florida showing share of residents aged 65+ by census tract and locations of assisted living facilities, care homes, and hospices in context of Hurricane Irma.

Maps 2017-09-11

Older Floridians will not be spared Irma's full force

From Irma Is Bearing Down On Some Of Florida’s Most Vulnerable Residents by Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Ella Koeze

Two maps of Florida showing share of residents aged 65+ by census tract (2011-15) and locations of assisted living facilities, adult family care homes, and hospices (2016).

Maps 2017-09-11

Older Floridians will not be spared Irma's full force

From Irma Is Bearing Down On Some Of Florida’s Most Vulnerable Residents by Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Ella Koeze

Map of Florida showing locations of migrant labor camps in 2016 as green dots, with concentrations near Tampa, Orlando, and Immokalee.

Maps 2017-09-11

There are many migrant workers in Florida

From Irma Is Bearing Down On Some Of Florida’s Most Vulnerable Residents by Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Ella Koeze

Map of Florida showing locations of migrant labor camps in 2016 as green circles, with concentrations near Tampa, Immokalee, and south Florida.

Maps 2017-09-11

There are many migrant workers in Florida

From Irma Is Bearing Down On Some Of Florida’s Most Vulnerable Residents by Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Ella Koeze

Dot-and-bar chart showing actual vs. hypothetical Saints game margins with average defense for Drew Brees-started games across 2014, 2015, and 2016 seasons.

Charts 2017-09-11

If the Saints just played average defense ...

From Drew Brees Deserves Better Than The Saints’ Defense by Michael Salfino

Line chart showing cumulative career WAR by age for third basemen similar to David Wright at age 29, including Beltre, Jones, Longoria, Rolen, Wright, and Chavez, with a HOF average reference line.

Charts 2017-09-11

The Hall of Fame track is hard to stay on

From David Wright’s Career Wasn’t Supposed To Go This Way by Neil Paine

Bubble chart showing NFL games decided by 7 points or fewer per week from 2000-17, with 2017 Week 1 highlighted as having only 3 such games.

Charts 2017-09-12

The NFL's Week 1 was about as bad as it gets

From Wow, Week 1 Of The NFL Was Terrible by Greg Guglielmo

Line chart showing daily Elo ratings for the Dodgers and Indians during the 2017 MLB season from April through September.

Charts 2017-09-12

The relative strength of the Dodgers and Indians

From Everyone Needs To Calm Down About The Indians And Dodgers by Neil Paine

Bar chart comparing number of sentences covering Clinton and Trump scandals and issues including Email, Immigration, Foundation, and Russia topics.

Charts 2017-09-13

Number of Sentences by Clinton and Trump Scandal and Issue Topics

From Is Hillary Clinton Right About Why She Lost?

Horizontal bar chart showing that both Trump and Clinton received 87% negative and 13% positive news coverage.

Charts 2017-09-13

Percentage of News Reports: Negative vs. Positive for Trump and Clinton

From Is Hillary Clinton Right About Why She Lost?

Line chart showing percentage of news reports covering Trump (red) vs Clinton (blue) from August 14 to November 7, with Trump consistently higher.

Charts 2017-09-13

Percentage of News Reports: Trump vs. Clinton

From Is Hillary Clinton Right About Why She Lost?

Line chart showing percentage of weekly news coverage for Trump, Cruz, Kasich, Clinton, Sanders, and Rubio over 24 weeks.

Charts 2017-09-13

Percentage of Weekly News Coverage by Candidate

From Is Hillary Clinton Right About Why She Lost?

Word cloud showing terms Americans associate with Donald Trump, sized by frequency, from a Gallup Daily Tracking poll July 17-Sept 18, 2016.

Other 2017-09-13

What Americans Have Heard or Read About Donald Trump

From Is Hillary Clinton Right About Why She Lost?

Word cloud showing terms Americans associate with Hillary Clinton, with 'email' as the largest word, from a Gallup Daily Tracking poll July 17-Sept 18, 2016.

Other 2017-09-13

What Americans Have Heard or Read About Hillary Clinton

From Is Hillary Clinton Right About Why She Lost?

Bar chart showing distribution of 196,017 reader number choices (0-100) in FiveThirtyEight's nuclear standoff game, with peaks at 0, 50, and 100.

Charts 2017-09-14

Boldness in the face of a $10,000 disaster

From Thank God You People Don’t Have The Nuclear Codes by Oliver Roeder, Julia Wolfe

Line chart showing weekly cumulative Weighted Runs Created for every MLB player through Sept. 12, 2017, with Mike Trout's line highlighted in orange and his DL stint marked.

Charts 2017-09-14

Mike Trout bounced back from his thumb injury

From Mike Trout Doesn’t Need A Full Season To Put Up MVP Numbers by Rob Arthur

Choropleth map of the contiguous US showing cumulative chill hours from Sept. 1, 2016 to Aug. 27, 2017, with red indicating low hours in the south and blue indicating high hours in the north.

Maps 2017-09-14

Cumulative "Chill Hours" from Sept. 1, 2016, to Aug. 27, 2017

From How A Warm Winter Destroyed 85 Percent Of Georgia’s Peaches by Ella Koeze

Line chart showing cumulative hours below 45°F at USDA Peach County, Georgia station from Oct. 1 through Aug. 29, comparing historical average to 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons.

Charts 2017-09-14

Cumulative hours with less than 45-degree temperatures at Peach County, Georgia

From How A Warm Winter Destroyed 85 Percent Of Georgia’s Peaches by Ella Koeze

Choropleth map of the contiguous US showing the difference in cumulative chill hours between Sept. 1, 2016 and Aug. 27, 2017 versus the 1998-2013 average, with most areas showing a deficit in pink-red.

Maps 2017-09-14

Difference in Cumulative Chill Hours from 1998-2013 Average

From How A Warm Winter Destroyed 85 Percent Of Georgia’s Peaches by Ella Koeze

Bar chart showing peach production in Georgia from 2008 to 2017, with 2017 highlighted as a dramatic drop to about 15k tons compared to prior years near 35-45k tons.

Charts 2017-09-14

Peach production in Georgia

From How A Warm Winter Destroyed 85 Percent Of Georgia’s Peaches by Ella Koeze

Bar chart showing peach production in Georgia from 2008 to 2017 in thousands of tons, with 2017 highlighted in red showing a sharp drop to about 15k tons.

Charts 2017-09-14

Peach production in Georgia

From How A Warm Winter Destroyed 85 Percent Of Georgia’s Peaches by Ella Koeze

Line chart showing generic congressional ballot polling from May 2017 to Election Day Nov 6 2018, with Democrats at 45.5% and Republicans at 36.0% as of Sept 14 2017.

Charts 2017-09-15

Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats vs Republicans 2017-2018

From Why Is The Most Vulnerable GOP Senator Not Dean Heller? by Harry Enten

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from February through January, with disapproval at 55.6% and approval at 38.5% at day 238.

Charts 2017-09-15

Presidential Approval Ratings: 55.6% Disapprove, 38.5% Approve

From Why Is The Most Vulnerable GOP Senator Not Dean Heller? by Harry Enten

Density chart comparing game lengths in Fair Deal versus All-Aces card deals, showing All-Aces games have a longer right tail extending past 1000 moves.

Charts 2017-09-15

Game Lengths in Fair versus All-Aces Deals

From Will You Be A Ghostbuster Or A World Destroyer? by Oliver Roeder

Infographic showing the top 5 winning card decks from FiveThirtyEight's Riddler's War competition, displaying each deck's card order and win totals for five readers.

Other 2017-09-15

The best warriors in Riddler Nation

From Will You Be A Ghostbuster Or A World Destroyer? by Oliver Roeder

Scatter plot showing estimated pay-per-view boxing purchases since 1988, highlighting Tyson, Mayweather, Pacquiao, Alvarez, and Golovkin fights, with Mayweather vs. Pacquiao topping 4.5 million.

Charts 2017-09-15

Tyson and Mayweather have dominated at the box office

From Where Does Boxing Go After Mayweather? by Brin-Jonathan Butler

Scatter plot showing Trump's 2016 election margin vs. his 2017 net approval rating by state, with a trend line showing strong positive correlation.

Charts 2017-09-18

Trump approval is highest in states where he did best

From Trump’s Popularity Has Dipped Most In Red States by Harry Enten

Dual slope chart showing how the world's favorable view of the US and trust in the US president changed from 2015 to 2017 across multiple countries.

Charts 2017-09-18

How the world sees the U.S. and President Trump

From What The World Thinks Of Trump by Gus Wezerek, Andrea Jones-Rooy

Two line charts showing how the world views the US and President Trump from 2015 to 2017, tracking favorable views of the US and trust in the US president across multiple countries.

Charts 2017-09-18

How the world sees the United States and President Trump

From What The World Thinks Of Trump by Gus Wezerek, Andrea Jones-Rooy

Scatter plot showing average share of population with favorable view of the U.S. vs. confidence in the U.S. president, comparing Bush, Obama, and Trump eras.

Charts 2017-09-18

Perceptions of the U.S. abroad return to Bush-era levels

From What The World Thinks Of Trump by Gus Wezerek, Andrea Jones-Rooy

Dot plot showing net approval ratings for Trump's proposed policies across world regions, covering climate change, border wall, Iran deal, trade, and travel ban.

Charts 2017-09-18

What do people in other countries think of Trump's proposed policies?

From What The World Thinks Of Trump by Gus Wezerek, Andrea Jones-Rooy

Dot plot showing net approval ratings across regions for five Trump proposed policies, comparing countries in Europe, Middle East, South America, and Asia.

Charts 2017-09-18

What do people in other countries think of Trump's proposed policies?

From What The World Thinks Of Trump by Gus Wezerek, Andrea Jones-Rooy

Scatter plot comparing season-indexed ANY/A+ vs. passer rating for QBs with 50+ starts from 2004-2017, highlighting Eli Manning near the middle alongside Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Mark Sanchez, and Chad Henne.

Charts 2017-09-18

Eli Manning is more Mark Sanchez than Peyton Manning

From Eli Manning Is Profoundly Mediocre by Ty Schalter

Scatter plot showing the standard deviation in drag coefficient of baseball pitches by month from 2008 to 2017, illustrating a declining trend.

Charts 2017-09-19

The baseball's air resistance is more consistent than ever

From Baseballs Are More Consistently Juiced Than Ever by Rob Arthur

Cumulative distribution chart of NHC official intensity forecast errors for Atlantic Basin tropical cyclones 2012-16, showing five forecast lead times from 24h to 120h.

Charts 2017-09-19

NHC Official Intensity Error Cumulative Distribution Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclones 2012-16

From Why Hurricane Maria Surprised Forecasters By Getting So Strong So Fast by Harry Enten

Three bubble maps of Arizona showing Republican primary vote margins by county for the 2010 Senate primary, 2016 Senate primary, and 2016 presidential primary, comparing McCain, Ward, Trump, and Cruz results.

Maps 2017-09-20

How the Republican establishment has fared in Arizona primaries

From The GOP’s Identity Crisis Has Overtaken Arizona’s Senate Race by Clare Malone

Three bubble maps of Arizona showing Republican primary margins for 2010 and 2016 Senate races and 2016 presidential primary, with vote share bars for each candidate.

Maps 2017-09-20

How the Republican establishment has fared in Arizona primaries

From The GOP’s Identity Crisis Has Overtaken Arizona’s Senate Race by Clare Malone

Line chart showing percentages of Democrats favoring and opposing a border fence or wall across the U.S.-Mexico border from 2006 to 2017, with opposition rising to ~90% and favor falling to ~8%.

Charts 2017-09-20

Democrats are much more anti-border wall now

From Democrats Weren’t Always Super Liberal On Immigration by Harry Enten

Line chart showing the percentage of Democrats who think recent immigration levels will take jobs away from people already here, from 2004 to 2016, split by extremely/very likely and somewhat/not at all likely.

Charts 2017-09-20

Democrats see immigrants as less of an economic threat

From Democrats Weren’t Always Super Liberal On Immigration by Harry Enten

Line chart showing the percentage of Democrats and Republicans who believe immigrants strengthen the U.S. from 2004 to 2017, with Democrats rising sharply to ~82% and Republicans staying around 40%.

Charts 2017-09-20

Most Democrats think immigrants strengthen the U.S.

From Democrats Weren’t Always Super Liberal On Immigration by Harry Enten

Cartogram map of US states showing Medicaid funding change per person in thousands of dollars, with states that expanded Medicaid outlined in bold black circles.

Maps 2017-09-20

States that expanded Medicaid face funding cuts

From The New Health Care Bill Is Not So Great For States That Like Obamacare by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

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