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Dot plot comparing net FRITZ score to actual Senate seat changes by year from 1992 to 2018, showing Democratic and GOP gains.

Charts 2018-05-01

Net FRITZ score vs. actual Senate results since 1992

From Democrats’ Horrible 2018 Senate Map Couldn’t Have Come At A Better Time by Nathaniel Rakich

Dual chart showing the declining average age of NFL first-round draft picks from 22.6 in 2000 to 21.7 in 2018, and the rising number of first-round picks age 21 or younger.

Charts 2018-05-03

They keep getting younger

From Age Played A Bigger Role In The NFL Draft. It’s About Time. by Michael Salfino

Line chart showing generic congressional ballot polling from May 2017 to Election Day Nov. 6, 2018, with Democrats at 47.2% and Republicans at 40.2% as of May 3, 2018.

Charts 2018-05-04

Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats vs. Republicans 2017-2018

From Support For Same-Sex Marriage Isn’t Unanimous by Perry Bacon Jr

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from January 2023 to March 2023 Day 469, with disapproval at 52.5% and approval at 41.3%.

Charts 2018-05-04

Presidential Approval Ratings: 52.5% Disapprove, 41.3% Approve (Day 469)

From Support For Same-Sex Marriage Isn’t Unanimous by Perry Bacon Jr

Line chart showing the minimum number of urinals (M) required as a function of the number of people (N), from 0 to 1000 people.

Charts 2018-05-04

Minimum Number of Urinals

From Pirates, Monkeys And Coconuts — Oh My by Oliver Roeder

Grid chart showing urinal selection order for 1 to 22 people across 54 urinals, with green E for empty and red numbers for occupied urinals in selection order.

Charts 2018-05-04

Urinal Selection Order by Number of People

From Pirates, Monkeys And Coconuts — Oh My by Oliver Roeder

Scatter plot comparing career extra-base hits plus walks vs. singles as share of plate appearances for baseball's 3,000-hit club members, highlighting Pujols, Musial, Ty Cobb, and Ichiro Suzuki.

Charts 2018-05-05

Pujols didn't get to 3,000 by hitting those wimpy singles

From Albert Pujols Mashed His Way To 3,000 Hits by Neil Paine, Rachael Dottle

US map showing eastern states with red and blue directional arrows overlaid on several states including Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina.

Maps 2018-05-07

US Eastern States Map with Directional Arrows

From What’s At Stake In The First Big Primary Day Of 2018 by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing Rafael Nadal's average dominance ratio on clay, hard, and grass courts from 2002 to 2018, with an overall average line.

Charts 2018-05-07

Rafa's been at his most dominant

From Somehow Rafael Nadal Got Better On Clay by Tom Perrotta

Bar chart showing Rafael Nadal's sets won versus total sets played on clay courts by year from 2002 to 2018, highlighting his 46-set winning streak since May 2017.

Charts 2018-05-07

Rafael Nadal is nearly unbeatable on clay

From Somehow Rafael Nadal Got Better On Clay by Tom Perrotta

Line chart showing share of matches won by year for Federer on grass, Nadal on clay, and Djokovic on hard courts from 1998 to 2018.

Charts 2018-05-07

The best on each surface in the Open era

From Somehow Rafael Nadal Got Better On Clay by Tom Perrotta

Small multiples line charts comparing Trump's approval, disapproval, and net approval ratings with those of past U.S. presidents over 8 years.

Charts 2018-05-08

How Trump Compares With Past Presidents

From President Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Steady. Richard Nixon’s Once Was Too. by Nate Silver

Small multiples line charts comparing Trump's approval rating against past U.S. presidents from Truman to Obama over their terms.

Charts 2018-05-08

How Trump Compares With Past Presidents

From President Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Steady. Richard Nixon’s Once Was Too. by Nate Silver

Diverging bar charts comparing regular season vs. playoff minutes played together for Cavaliers top five lineups and other conference semifinal teams in the 2017-18 NBA season.

Charts 2018-05-08

The Cavs swept the Raptors with untested lineups

From These Aren’t Your Regular-Season Cavs by Owen Phillips

Diverging bar chart comparing regular season vs playoff minutes played together for Cavaliers top five lineups and other 2017-18 NBA conference semifinal teams, with player portrait icons.

Charts 2018-05-08

The Cavs swept the Raptors with untested lineups

From These Aren’t Your Regular-Season Cavs by Owen Phillips

US map with purple background highlighting several states including Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina with a hatched pattern.

Maps 2018-05-08

US States Map with Highlighted Region

From What Went Down In The May 8 Primary Elections

Timeline chart showing the duration of Temporary Protected Status for countries whose citizens have or had TPS in the U.S. during the Trump presidency, categorized as termination date set, up for renewal, or already expired.

Charts 2018-05-09

Six countries are scheduled to lose protected status

From More Than 300,000 People From Disaster-Struck Countries Will Soon Lose Temporary Protection In The U.S. by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Stacked bar chart from PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll showing voter responses on whether they would vote for or against a congressional candidate who wants to impeach President Trump, broken down by party.

Charts 2018-05-09

Poll: Would you vote for or against a candidate for Congress who wants to impeach President Trump?

From Will Impeachment Talk Affect The Midterms?

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from January 2023 to March 2023 day 475, with disapprove at 51.9% and approve at 41.9%.

Charts 2018-05-09

Presidential Approval Ratings: 51.9% Disapprove, 41.9% Approve (Day 475)

From Will Impeachment Talk Affect The Midterms?

Horizontal bar chart comparing average strokes gained per hole relative to an average PGA golfer across quartiles of competitors for five major golf tournaments from 2011 to 2017.

Charts 2018-05-10

The Players Championship fields the best golfers

From Is Winning The Players Championship As Hard As Winning A Major? by Josh Planos

Line chart showing generic congressional ballot polling from May 2017 to November 2018, with Democrats at 46.7% and Republicans at 40.5% as of May 10, 2018.

Charts 2018-05-11

Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats vs. Republicans 2017-2018

From Why Obama vs. Trump Is Such A Blowout by Perry Bacon Jr

Diamond-shaped scatter plot showing OnTheIssues social and economic policy scores for prominent Democrats and Donald Trump, with quadrants labeled Libertarian, Left Liberal, Right Conservative, Moderate, and Populist.

Charts 2018-05-11

Obama and Clinton have very similar policy views

From Why Obama vs. Trump Is Such A Blowout by Perry Bacon Jr

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over 476 days from January 2023 to March 2024, with disapproval at 52.0% and approval at 42.0%.

Charts 2018-05-11

Presidential Approval Ratings: 52.0% Disapprove, 42.0% Approve (Day 476)

From Why Obama vs. Trump Is Such A Blowout by Perry Bacon Jr

US map with red and blue arrow icons scattered across Oregon, Montana, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania, likely indicating competitive or split electoral districts.

Maps 2018-05-15

US Map With Red and Blue Arrow Markers on Select States

From This Week’s Primary Briefing: Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Idaho And Oregon by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing National League winning percentage in interleague games from 1997 to 2018, with 2018 partial-season value at 64.0% shown as a dotted line.

Charts 2018-05-15

Is the NL finally pulling ahead of the AL?

From The National League Finally Is Getting Some Interleague Revenge by Neil Paine

Scatter plot with trend curve showing average wins over replacement player (WORP) by NBA draft pick slot from 1st to 60th, based on 1985-2012 data.

Charts 2018-05-16

The value of an NBA draft pick

From Say Goodbye To The Old NBA Draft Lottery — But Probably Not To Tanking by Neil Paine

Line chart comparing the value of NBA draft picks under old and new lottery rules by team record, measured in wins over replacement player, 1985-2012.

Charts 2018-05-16

Will the NBA's new lottery kill the incentive to tank?

From Say Goodbye To The Old NBA Draft Lottery — But Probably Not To Tanking by Neil Paine

A statistical calculator interface showing input parameters and example results for effect statistic confidence limits, with threshold values for benefit and harm.

Tables 2018-05-16

Effect Statistic Confidence Limits Calculator

From How Shoddy Statistics Found A Home In Sports Research by Christie Aschwanden, Mai Nguyen

FiveThirtyEight Spotlight infographic comparing MBI and null-hypothesis significance testing using icon arrays and step-by-step visual explanations of false positive and negative rates.

Other 2018-05-16

Let's Take MBI For a Test Drive — MBI vs. NHST Comparison

From How Shoddy Statistics Found A Home In Sports Research by Christie Aschwanden, Mai Nguyen

Illustrated explainer infographic comparing MBI and null-hypothesis significance testing methods using numbered steps, icons, and percentages to show false positive and negative rates.

Other 2018-05-16

Let's Take MBI for a Test Drive — MBI vs. NHST Explainer

From How Shoddy Statistics Found A Home In Sports Research by Christie Aschwanden, Mai Nguyen

Horizontal bar chart showing the percent of time ten senators voted against confirming Trump nominees, led by Kirsten Gillibrand at 94.6%.

Charts 2018-05-16

Percent of time senators voted against confirming Trump nominees

From It’s Time For A New 2020 Democratic Primary Draft!

Line chart comparing average NBA possessions per 48 minutes for regular season and playoffs from roughly 1996 to 2017, showing playoffs consistently lower than regular season.

Charts 2018-05-16

Do NBA games really slow down in the playoffs?

From The NBA Playoffs Are Finally Getting Faster by Jared Dubin

Line chart showing average NBA possessions per 48 minutes for Eastern and Western Conference games in playoffs and regular season from the late 1990s to around 2018.

Charts 2018-05-16

The East is still slower in the playoffs

From The NBA Playoffs Are Finally Getting Faster by Jared Dubin

Contour map of the US Midwest and Great Plains showing estimated inches of precipitation needed in 24 hours to qualify as a hundred-year rainstorm, ranging from 3 inches in the West to 9 inches in the South.

Maps 2018-05-17

How much rain makes a hundred-year rainstorm?

From The Midwest Is Getting Drenched, And It’s Causing Big Problems by Ella Koeze

Contour map of the Midwest and surrounding states showing estimated inches of precipitation needed in 24 hours to qualify as a hundred-year rainstorm, ranging from 5 to 9 inches.

Maps 2018-05-17

How much rain makes a hundred-year rainstorm?

From The Midwest Is Getting Drenched, And It’s Causing Big Problems by Ella Koeze

Two scatter plots showing Minnesota rainfall trends from 1916-2016: number of readings per year with at least 2 inches of rain in a day, and maximum one-day rainfall recorded each year, both with upward trend lines.

Charts 2018-05-17

Minnesota is getting more and bigger rainstorms

From The Midwest Is Getting Drenched, And It’s Causing Big Problems by Ella Koeze

Two scatter plots showing Minnesota rainfall trends from 1916-2016: annual readings of 2+ inch rain days (left) and maximum one-day rainfall per year (right), both with upward trend lines.

Charts 2018-05-17

Minnesota is getting more and bigger rainstorms

From The Midwest Is Getting Drenched, And It’s Causing Big Problems by Ella Koeze

Map of the Midwest showing estimated average yearly change in peak water flow at 200 USGS stream gauges from 1917 to 2017, with blue triangles indicating increases and orange triangles indicating decreases.

Maps 2018-05-17

The Midwest is getting wetter

From The Midwest Is Getting Drenched, And It’s Causing Big Problems by Ella Koeze

US map showing estimated average yearly change in peak water flow at 200 USGS stream gauges from 1917 to 2017, with blue upward triangles indicating increases and orange downward triangles indicating decreases.

Maps 2018-05-17

The Midwest is getting wetter

From The Midwest Is Getting Drenched, And It’s Causing Big Problems by Ella Koeze

Bubble timeline chart comparing special investigations since 1973 by indictments and guilty pleas per week over years into investigation, as of May 17, 2018.

Charts 2018-05-17

The Mueller investigation: one year in

From How Mueller’s First Year Compares To Watergate, Iran-Contra And Whitewater by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Line chart showing Democratic vs Republican generic ballot polling averages from May 2017 to Election Day Nov. 6, 2018, with Democrats at 45.3% and Republicans at 39.5%.

Charts 2018-05-18

Generic Ballot Polling: Democrats 45.3% vs Republicans 39.5%

From Very Few Voters Actually Read Trump’s Tweets by Perry Bacon Jr, Dhrumil Mehta

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2023 through March 2024, with disapproval at 52.3% and approval at 42.3% on Day 483.

Charts 2018-05-18

Presidential Approval Ratings: 52.3% Disapprove, 42.3% Approve (Day 483)

From Very Few Voters Actually Read Trump’s Tweets by Perry Bacon Jr, Dhrumil Mehta

Line chart showing inflation-adjusted sports wagers by sport (Football, Basketball, Baseball, Other) from 1992 to around 2018, with Football consistently highest.

Charts 2018-05-18

Sports wagers are back on the rise

From The Supreme Court Made It Easier For More People To Place Bad Sports Bets by Ty Schalter

US map of southern and central states with red and blue arrow icons scattered across certain states indicating some directional or partisan data comparison.

Maps 2018-05-21

Map of U.S. States with Red and Blue Arrow Indicators

From Primary Briefing: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky And Texas by Nathaniel Rakich

Area chart showing share of U.S. adults who have ever used or currently use e-cigarettes from 2014 to 2016, with ever-users rising to 15.3% while current users declined to 3.2%.

Charts 2018-05-22

More people are trying e-cigs, but fewer are regular users

From How Harmful — Or Helpful — Are E-Cigarettes, Anyway? by Christie Aschwanden

Scatter plot showing player seasons by actual vs expected goals plus assists per 90 minutes for non-striker attacking players on under-the-radar teams, 2014-2017, highlighting Liverpool signings Salah, Mane, and Firmino.

Charts 2018-05-24

Liverpool grabbed three hidden gems

From How Liverpool Built A Potential Champion by Michael Caley

Line chart showing generic congressional ballot polling from May 2017 to Election Day Nov. 6, 2018, with Democrats at 45.3% and Republicans at 40.2%.

Charts 2018-05-25

Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats vs. Republicans 2017-2018

From When Trump Should Start Worrying About A 2020 Primary Challenger by Perry Bacon Jr, Dhrumil Mehta

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from January 2023 to May 2024, with disapproval at 52.7% and approval at 42.2% on Day 490.

Charts 2018-05-25

Presidential Approval Ratings: 52.7% Disapprove, 42.2% Approve

From When Trump Should Start Worrying About A 2020 Primary Challenger by Perry Bacon Jr, Dhrumil Mehta

Line chart comparing Elo ratings of Formula 1 drivers Juan Manuel Fangio and Alberto Ascari from 1951 to 1958, with annotations for key race events.

Charts 2018-05-25

The 1950s: Juan Manuel Fangio vs. Alberto Ascari

From Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time? by Justin Moore, Rachael Dottle, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing Elo ratings of F1 drivers Juan Manuel Fangio and Alberto Ascari from 1950 to 1959, with annotations for key events including Ascari's death at Monaco in 1955 and Fangio's last race in 1958.

Charts 2018-05-25

The 1950s: Juan Manuel Fangio vs. Alberto Ascari

From Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time? by Justin Moore, Rachael Dottle, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing Elo ratings of F1 drivers Graham Hill and Jim Clark from the late 1950s to mid-1970s, with other drivers shown in gray.

Charts 2018-05-25

The 1960s: Graham Hill vs. Jim Clark

From Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time? by Justin Moore, Rachael Dottle, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing Elo ratings of Formula 1 drivers Graham Hill and Jim Clark from 1958 to 1975, with other drivers shown in gray.

Charts 2018-05-25

The 1960s: Graham Hill vs. Jim Clark — Elo Rating Over Time

From Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time? by Justin Moore, Rachael Dottle, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing Elo ratings of F1 drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt from 1972 to 1986, with annotations marking key race dates and Lauda's retirement and return.

Charts 2018-05-25

The 1970s: Niki Lauda vs. James Hunt

From Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time? by Justin Moore, Rachael Dottle, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing Niki Lauda and James Hunt's F1 Elo ratings from the 1970s through the mid-1980s, with annotations for key race dates.

Charts 2018-05-25

The 1970s: Niki Lauda vs. James Hunt

From Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time? by Justin Moore, Rachael Dottle, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost Elo ratings from 1980 to 1994, with annotations for the 1993 Australian Grand Prix and 1994 San Marino Grand Prix qualifying.

Charts 2018-05-25

The 1980s-90s: Ayrton Senna vs. Alain Prost

From Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time? by Justin Moore, Rachael Dottle, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing Elo ratings of F1 drivers Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost from 1980 to 1994, with annotations for key races including Senna's fatal 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

Charts 2018-05-25

The 1980s-90s: Ayrton Senna vs. Alain Prost

From Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time? by Justin Moore, Rachael Dottle, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing Elo ratings of F1 drivers Mika Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher from 1991 to 2012, with annotations for key race dates.

Charts 2018-05-25

The 1990s-2000s: Mika Hakkinen vs. Michael Schumacher

From Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time? by Justin Moore, Rachael Dottle, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing Elo ratings of F1 drivers Mika Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher from 1992 to 2012, with annotations for key race dates.

Charts 2018-05-25

The 1990s-2000s: Mika Hakkinen vs. Michael Schumacher

From Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time? by Justin Moore, Rachael Dottle, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing Elo ratings of Lewis Hamilton (orange) and Sebastian Vettel (teal) from 2007 to 2018, with other drivers shown in gray, highlighting the May 13, 2018 Spanish Grand Prix.

Charts 2018-05-25

The 2000s-10s: Lewis Hamilton vs. Sebastian Vettel

From Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time? by Justin Moore, Rachael Dottle, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing Elo ratings of F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel from 2007 to 2018, with other drivers shown in gray.

Charts 2018-05-25

The 2000s-10s: Lewis Hamilton vs. Sebastian Vettel

From Who’s The Best Formula One Driver Of All Time? by Justin Moore, Rachael Dottle, Neil Paine

Icon-driven infographic showing every time Kevin Durant lost his shoes during NBA games from 2015-16 to 2017-18, categorized by cause and foot.

Other 2018-05-30

When the KDs Come Off

From Why Kevin Durant’s Shoes Keep Falling Off by Chris Herring

Icon chart showing every time Kevin Durant lost his shoes during a game since the 2015-16 season, categorized by reason and which foot, across three seasons.

Charts 2018-05-30

When the KDs come off

From Why Kevin Durant’s Shoes Keep Falling Off by Chris Herring

A grid of colored circles displaying letter grades from A+ to F, with colors ranging from bright green for top grades to dark charcoal for F.

Other 2018-05-30

Letter Grade Scale Infographic with Color-Coded Circles

From The Polls Are All Right by Nate Silver

Stacked bar chart showing unique finalists in the four women's Grand Slam tournaments each year from 1968 through the 2018 Australian Open, color-coded by player.

Charts 2018-05-30

The women at the top of the Grand Slams

From Women’s Tennis Has Never Been This Wide Open by Tom Perrotta