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Line chart showing FiveThirtyEight playoff odds throughout the 2019 MLB season for 15 teams with best preseason probabilities, highlighting Astros, Yankees, and Twins.

Charts 2019-10-02

Eventual division winners established themselves early

From The MLB’s Postseason Teams Were (Mostly) Obvious From The Start by Travis Sawchik

Line chart showing FiveThirtyEight playoff odds throughout the 2019 MLB season for the 15 teams with the worst preseason probabilities, highlighting the Athletics, Diamondbacks, and Mariners.

Charts 2019-10-02

Most of the bottom half of the league stayed there

From The MLB’s Postseason Teams Were (Mostly) Obvious From The Start by Travis Sawchik

Three line charts comparing CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC coverage of Biden-Ukraine vs Trump-Ukraine mentions in 15-second cable news clips from Sept. 18-28, 2019.

Charts 2019-10-03

Framing of the Ukraine story varies by outlet

From How Could Impeachment Affect The Democratic Primary?

Line chart showing support for impeachment by party from August 2018 to October 2019, with Democrats at 79.3%, Independents at 41.7%, and Republicans at 12.5%.

Charts 2019-10-03

Support for impeachment by party

From How Could Impeachment Affect The Democratic Primary?

Line chart comparing 2019 total punts vs 2008-18 average number of punts in opposing territory by yards from goal line among Power Five college football schools.

Charts 2019-10-03

At least no one is punting from the opposing 20

From College Teams Are Still Punting In Opponent Territory — Though Not Quite As Often by Josh Planos, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing the share of college football drives ending in punts versus offensive touchdowns among Power Five schools from 2008 onward.

Charts 2019-10-03

More drives end in touchdowns, fewer in punts

From College Teams Are Still Punting In Opponent Territory — Though Not Quite As Often by Josh Planos, Neil Paine

Scatter plot showing slugging percentage vs. out-of-zone swing percentage for 2019 MLB batting title qualifiers, with Juan Soto highlighted as having high slugging and low out-of-zone swing rate.

Charts 2019-10-03

Juan Soto has a rare blend of power and patience

From Who Needs Bryce Harper When You’ve Got Juan Soto? by Travis Sawchik

Line chart showing Democratic vs Republican polling averages from April 2019 through Election Day Nov. 3, 2020, with Democrats at 46.9% and Republicans at 40.0% as of Oct. 3, 2019.

Charts 2019-10-04

Democrats vs. Republicans Polling Average Through Election Day 2020

From Is Impeachment More Popular Because Of Ukraine? Or Because Voters Are Sheep? by Perry Bacon Jr

Line chart showing Trump approval and disapproval ratings from January 2017 to October 2019 (Day 987), with disapproval at 53.9% and approval at 41.2%.

Charts 2019-10-04

Trump Approval Rating Over Time (Day 987)

From Is Impeachment More Popular Because Of Ukraine? Or Because Voters Are Sheep? by Perry Bacon Jr

Bar chart showing probability distribution of run differentials for Taters vs. Moonwalkers based on 1 million simulated nine-inning baseball games, with Moonwalker victories in teal and Tater victories in orange.

Charts 2019-10-04

Taters vs. Moonwalkers

From Who Wants To Be A Riddler Millionaire? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2017 to October 4 (Day 988), with disapproval at 53.8% and approval at 41.3%.

Charts 2019-10-04

Presidential Approval Ratings Over Time (Day 988)

From How Has The Ukraine Scandal Affected Trump’s Approval Rating? by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing support for Trump impeachment by party from Aug 2018 to Oct 2019, with Democrats at 79.1%, Independents at 41.3%, and Republicans at 12.5%.

Charts 2019-10-04

Support for Trump Impeachment by Party (Aug 2018–Oct 2019)

From How Has The Ukraine Scandal Affected Trump’s Approval Rating? by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing R-squared values for offensive and defensive EPA per play predictive power across NFL regular season games, with offense far more predictable than defense.

Charts 2019-10-04

It's hard to predict defensive performance

From The Patriots’ Defense Is Good. That Doesn’t Mean It’s Going To Stay Good. by Josh Hermsmeyer

Diverging bar chart showing share of precedent-altering Supreme Court decisions that were unanimous, narrow, or in between under Warren, Burger, Rehnquist, and Roberts Courts.

Charts 2019-10-07

Under Roberts, most precedents are altered by one vote

From Is The Supreme Court Heading For A Conservative Revolution? by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Grouped bar chart comparing Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris polling averages across three three-week periods from Aug. 1 to Oct. 3, showing Warren rising and Harris falling.

Charts 2019-10-07

As Warren has gone up in the polls, Harris has gone down

From What’s Behind Elizabeth Warren’s Rise In The Polls? by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing Warren's support among Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters by ideology (Very liberal, Somewhat liberal, Moderate/Conservative) from June to October.

Charts 2019-10-07

Warren's ideological base of support has broadened

From What’s Behind Elizabeth Warren’s Rise In The Polls? by Geoffrey Skelley

Scatter plot showing Patrick Mahomes' career starts by QB Elo value vs. average, highlighting an Oct. 6 game vs. IND as an incredibly rare subpar performance.

Charts 2019-10-07

Mahomes had an incredibly rare subpar start

From How Much Trouble Is Kansas City In?

Line chart showing total scoring by quarter for the 10 most volatile NFL teams in the 2019 season, highlighting Green Bay, Kansas City, Dallas, and Oakland.

Charts 2019-10-08

Green Bay's offense tails off in the fourth quarter

From Aaron Rodgers Has Been Magic In The First Quarter — And A Pumpkin In The Fourth by Ty Schalter

Line chart showing Americans' support and opposition to Nixon's impeachment from July 1973 to his resignation, with key events marked by dotted vertical lines.

Charts 2019-10-09

It took a while for the public to turn on Nixon

From It Took A Long Time For Republicans To Abandon Nixon by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Dot plot showing House Judiciary Committee votes on five Nixon impeachment articles by party and DW-Nominate ideology score, illustrating moderate Republicans were more likely to vote yes.

Charts 2019-10-09

Moderate Republicans were more likely to break ranks

From It Took A Long Time For Republicans To Abandon Nixon by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Line chart showing polling averages on support vs. opposition to impeaching Trump from August 2018 to October 2019, with key events marked.

Charts 2019-10-09

Support for Impeaching Trump: 48.8% Support vs. 43.6% Don't Support

From Two Weeks In, Impeachment Is Becoming More Popular by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing support for Trump impeachment by party from August 2018 to October 2019, with Democrats at 82.8%, Independents at 43.5%, and Republicans at 13.8%.

Charts 2019-10-09

Support for Trump Impeachment by Party, Aug. 2018–Oct. 2019

From Two Weeks In, Impeachment Is Becoming More Popular by Nathaniel Rakich

Dot plot showing average scores participants gave to democracy and political involvement questions on a 0-10 scale before and after a deliberative democracy event.

Charts 2019-10-09

Participants felt better about the system

From What Would Happen If American Voters All Got Together And Talked Politics? by Sarah Frostenson, Maddie Sach, Laura Bronner

Dot plot showing Democrats' and Republicans' average warmth ratings toward the other party before and after an event, on a 0-100 scale, with both groups moving more positive.

Charts 2019-10-09

People felt warmer toward members of the other party

From What Would Happen If American Voters All Got Together And Talked Politics? by Sarah Frostenson, Maddie Sach, Laura Bronner

Map of Central America highlighting Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras in blue within a triangle shape, with Mexico labeled to the north.

Maps 2019-10-09

The Northern Triangle: Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras

From trolls by Daniel Levitt

Line chart showing win percentage of Power Five conference teams against Group of Five teams by year from 2014 to 2019, with Pac-12 declining sharply.

Charts 2019-10-09

The Pac-12 has been losing more to Group of Five teams

From There Are Fewer Easy Wins For The Power Five. Just Ask The Pac-12. by Jake Lourim

Line chart showing average and median state spending in 2015 dollars from 1960 to 2017, with average reaching about $45 billion and median about $33 billion by 2017.

Charts 2019-10-10

States have continued to spend more money

From Republican Control In The States Hasn’t Stopped The Growth Of Government by Matt Grossmann

Line chart showing LSU Tigers shotgun snap vs under-center snap formations per game from 2011 to 2019, with shotgun rising sharply and under-center declining by 2019.

Charts 2019-10-10

The Tigers have switched up their offensive style

From Joe Burrow Is Leading LSU’s Almost Unrecognizable Offense by Josh Planos, Neil Paine

Line chart comparing Gerrit Cole's average four-seam fastball height over home plate versus the MLB average from 2015 to 2019, showing Cole climbing above the league average.

Charts 2019-10-10

Gerrit Cole is climbing the ladder on MLB hitters

From How Gerrit Cole Went From So-So To Unhittable by Travis Sawchik

Line chart comparing Gerrit Cole's average four-seam fastball spin rate versus the MLB overall average by year from 2015 to 2019, showing Cole surpassing the league average around 2017.

Charts 2019-10-10

Gerrit Cole spun his way to elite status

From How Gerrit Cole Went From So-So To Unhittable by Travis Sawchik

A dark-background dot plot or scatter chart fragment showing a white vertical line with a gray dot and a separate blue dot, with mostly illegible axis labels.

Charts 2019-10-11

Dot plot fragment with gray and blue data points

From Can You Escape The Enemy Submarines? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Line chart showing polling averages for support vs. don't support impeachment from August 2018 to October 2019, with key events marked by dashed vertical lines.

Charts 2019-10-11

Support vs. Don't Support Impeachment Polling Averages (Aug 2018–Oct 2019)

From How Impeachment Is Being Spun by Clare Malone

Line chart showing Democratic (46.2%) and Republican (40.1%) polling averages with confidence intervals from April 2019 through Election Day Nov. 3, 2020.

Charts 2019-10-11

Democrats vs. Republicans Polling Average Through Election Day 2020

From The Democratic Primary Looks Pretty Different In Each Of The Early States by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing Trump approval and disapproval ratings from January 2017 through Day 995, with disapproval at 53.7% and approval at 42.0%.

Charts 2019-10-11

Trump Approval Ratings Over Time (Day 995)

From The Democratic Primary Looks Pretty Different In Each Of The Early States by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing weekly Elo ranks for all 15 American League teams during the 2019 regular season, with Houston and New York Yankees highlighted as dominant top-2 teams.

Charts 2019-10-11

Was this ALCS matchup ever really in doubt?

From It Was Always Going To Be Astros-Yankees, Wasn’t It? by Neil Paine

RealClearPolitics poll average line chart showing 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination polling trends for multiple candidates over time, with Biden leading at 27.8%.

Charts 2019-10-14

RCP Poll Average: 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination

From Warren’s Rise Hasn’t Come At Biden’s Expense by Nate Silver

A matrix chart showing the share of Democratic primary respondents who named each candidate as their second choice, broken down by their first-choice candidate, from a Morning Consult poll Sept. 30 - Oct. 6.

Charts 2019-10-14

Biden also does well with Sanders supporters

From Biden Supporters Used To Say Sanders Was Their Second Choice — Now They Say Warren by Nathaniel Rakich

Color-coded table from a Civiqs poll showing second-choice candidate preferences among Warren, Biden, and Sanders first-choice voters in the Democratic presidential primary.

Tables 2019-10-14

Most Sanders voters called Warren their second choice

From Biden Supporters Used To Say Sanders Was Their Second Choice — Now They Say Warren by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing the number of 15-second cable news clips mentioning Elizabeth Warren on Fox News, MSNBC, and CNN from January to October 2019.

Charts 2019-10-14

Fox News has been mentioning Warren more recently

From Warren Has Recently Been Mentioned More On Fox News Than Other Networks by Dhrumil Mehta

Line chart showing opponent OPS by 25-pitch increments for starts with at least 101 pitches from 1988 to the late 2010s, illustrating pitchers improving at the end of long starts.

Charts 2019-10-14

Pitchers are getting better at the end of long starts

From Starting Pitchers Are Getting More Work This Postseason. They Deserve It. by Travis Sawchik

Line chart comparing the share of starts with at least 101 pitches in the MLB postseason versus regular season from 2000 to 2019, showing postseason starters being pulled earlier over time.

Charts 2019-10-14

Pitchers' leashes had been shorter in the playoffs

From Starting Pitchers Are Getting More Work This Postseason. They Deserve It. by Travis Sawchik

Line chart showing Jared Goff's QB Elo talent rating versus average starter by career start number, illustrating his early struggles, peak performance around start 34, and subsequent decline.

Charts 2019-10-14

The fall and rise — and rise and fall — of Jared Goff

From What We Learned From The NFL’s Upset-Heavy Week 6

Line chart showing game-by-game Elo ratings for the 2019 Washington Nationals, dipping mid-season before rising sharply to near 1580 by game 175.

Charts 2019-10-15

Washington is playing its best when it matters most

From The Nats Are Peaking At The Perfect Time by Neil Paine

Scatter plot showing differential in net passing yards per pass play gained and allowed for all NFL teams since 2001, highlighting the 49ers at top in 2019.

Charts 2019-10-16

Few teams have won the passing game like the 49ers

From The 49ers Are The Best In Football’s Most Important Stat by Michael Salfino, Neil Paine

Scatter plot showing words spoken vs. polling average for each candidate in the fourth Democratic debate, with Warren highest in words spoken and Biden highest in polling average.

Charts 2019-10-16

Warren spoke more than any other candidate

From The Fourth Democratic Debate In 6 Charts by Laura Bronner, Maddie Sach

Scatter plot comparing pre-debate favorability versus debate performance for 2019 Democratic primary candidates, based on a FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos poll.

Charts 2019-10-16

Which candidates made an outsized impression?

From The Fourth Democratic Debate In 6 Charts by Laura Bronner, Maddie Sach

Dot plot showing 2020 Democratic primary polling percentages for Warren, Biden, Sanders, and others broken down by White, Black, Hispanic, and Other racial groups.

Charts 2019-10-17

Democratic Primary Polling by Race: Warren, Biden, Sanders

From How The AOC And Omar Endorsements Could Matter by Nate Silver

Line chart showing passing vs. rushing efficiency by expected points added per play for snaps with two running backs on the field, from 2006 to 2018.

Charts 2019-10-17

Passing with two RBs has become more effective

From Reports Of The Fullback’s Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated by Josh Hermsmeyer

Line chart showing the decline in NFL offensive snaps with two running backs on the field for rush and pass plays from 2006 to 2018.

Charts 2019-10-17

The disappearing fullback

From Reports Of The Fullback’s Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated by Josh Hermsmeyer

Scatter plot comparing RAPTOR On/Off plus-minus vs Box plus-minus for top 100 NBA players by WAR since 2013-14, with labeled outliers including Green, Harden, Holiday, and others.

Charts 2019-10-18

Where are the top players building their value?

From The Best NBA Players Of The Last 6 Seasons by Neil Paine

Partial dot plot or scatter chart on black background showing a white vertical line with a gray dot and a separate blue dot, with faint axis labels.

Charts 2019-10-18

Dot plot with gray and blue data points

From Can You Break The Riddler Bank? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Partial dot plot or scatter chart on a black background showing a vertical line with a gray dot and a separate blue dot, with mostly illegible axis labels.

Charts 2019-10-18

Dot plot with gray and blue data points

From Can You Break The Riddler Bank? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Partial dot plot or scatter chart on a black background showing a vertical line with a gray dot and a separate blue dot, with mostly illegible axis labels.

Charts 2019-10-18

Dot plot with gray and blue data points

From Can You Break The Riddler Bank? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Bar chart showing the relative speed needed to escape submarines increases from about 2x with 1 submarine to nearly 12x with 10 submarines.

Charts 2019-10-18

More submarines, more velocity

From Can You Break The Riddler Bank? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Line chart showing end-of-season Elo ratings for the SMU Mustangs football team from 1980 to 2019, with a dotted line marking the 1500 average Elo rating for all teams.

Charts 2019-10-18

Is SMU out of its quarter-century valley?

From SMU Is Undefeated. No, It’s Not 1982. by Josh Planos

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES

Charts 2019-10-18

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES

From We Sought Out Some PR Advice For The White House After Its Very Bad Week by Clare Malone

Line chart showing Democratic and Republican generic ballot polling averages from April 2019 to Election Day Nov. 3, 2020, with Democrats at 46.6% and Republicans at 40.3% as of Oct. 18, 2019.

Charts 2019-10-18

Generic Ballot Polling: Democrats 46.6% vs Republicans 40.3%

From Republican Voters Are Largely Backing Trump’s Withdrawal From Syria by Dhrumil Mehta

Line chart showing Trump approval and disapproval ratings from January 2017 through Day 1002, with disapproval at 54.0% and approval at 41.5%.

Charts 2019-10-18

Trump Approval Ratings Over Time (Day 1,002)

From Republican Voters Are Largely Backing Trump’s Withdrawal From Syria by Dhrumil Mehta

Scatter plot of DJ LeMahieu's batted ball locations on a baseball field diagram, color-coded by type: fly ball, popup, line drive, and ground ball.

Charts 2019-10-18

DJ LeMahieu Batted Ball Locations by Type

From DJ LeMahieu Is The New Derek Jeter by Travis Sawchik

Scatter plot comparing ground-ball rate vs. opposite-field batted-ball rate for MLB hitters with at least 1,000 at-bats since 2002, highlighting DJ LeMahieu and Derek Jeter.

Charts 2019-10-18

DJ LeMahieu's profile looks a lot like Derek Jeter's

From DJ LeMahieu Is The New Derek Jeter by Travis Sawchik

Scatter plot of Derek Jeter's batted ball locations on a baseball field diagram, color-coded by type: fly ball, popup, line drive, and ground ball.

Charts 2019-10-18

Derek Jeter Batted Ball Locations

From DJ LeMahieu Is The New Derek Jeter by Travis Sawchik

Line chart comparing cumulative endorsements by governors and members of Congress in the 2020 Democratic, 2016 Democratic, and 2016 GOP presidential primaries over days until Iowa caucuses.

Charts 2019-10-21

Most Democratic officials are still on the sidelines

From Why Aren’t More Democrats Endorsing Warren? by Perry Bacon Jr

Table showing LA Clippers players with expected minutes per game by position, total minutes vs full strength, and offensive and defensive player ratings.

Tables 2019-10-21

Clippers Player Ratings: Expected Minutes Per Game and Player Rating

From Are The Rockets Really Favorites In The NBA’s Stacked Western Conference?

Table showing expected minutes per game by position and player ratings for New York Knicks players, with offensive and defensive plus/minus ratings.

Tables 2019-10-22

Expected Minutes Per Game and Player Ratings — Knicks Roster

From Is The NBA’s Eastern Conference Really Just A Two-Team Race?

Other 2019-10-22

Giannis Antetokounmpo NBA Player Profile and WAR Projection

From Is The NBA’s Eastern Conference Really Just A Two-Team Race?

Scatter plot with trend lines showing American public opinion on Clinton's impeachment from early 1998 through acquittal, with oppose hovering around 60-75% and support rising from ~20% to ~37%.

Charts 2019-10-22

Impeaching Clinton was never that popular

From Why Trump’s Impeachment Might Be Different Than Clinton’s by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Series of stacked bar charts showing Democratic and Republican votes on Clinton impeachment articles from November 1998 to February 1999, illustrating how support shifted over time.

Charts 2019-10-22

Support for Clinton's impeachment shifted over time

From Why Trump’s Impeachment Might Be Different Than Clinton’s by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Colorful editorial graphic showing arrows from Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, and Kamala Harris all pointing toward Elizabeth Warren, suggesting voter support flow.

Other 2019-10-22

2020 Democratic Candidates Pointing to Elizabeth Warren

From Most 2020 Candidates Have Something In Common: Their Supporters Also Like Warren by Julia Wolfe, Laura Bronner

Color-coded matrix table showing the share of each 2020 Democratic primary candidate's potential supporters who are also considering each other candidate, with Warren having the highest cross-consideration.

Tables 2019-10-22

Almost everyone's backers are also considering Warren

From Most 2020 Candidates Have Something In Common: Their Supporters Also Like Warren by Julia Wolfe, Laura Bronner

Infographic showing the share of supporters of Biden, Sanders, Harris, and Buttigieg who are also considering Warren and other top-tier 2020 Democratic primary candidates.

Other 2019-10-22

Warren is popular with fans of other top-tier candidates

From Most 2020 Candidates Have Something In Common: Their Supporters Also Like Warren by Julia Wolfe, Laura Bronner

Polling table showing 2020 Democratic primary candidate percentages from various pollsters in October 2019, including Biden, Sanders, Warren, Harris, Buttigieg, and others.

Tables 2019-10-23

2020 Democratic Primary Polls October 2019

From So … About That Buttigieg Surge?

Polling table showing 2019 Iowa Democratic primary poll results by date, pollster, and sample size, with percentage support for Biden, Warren, Sanders, Buttigieg, Harris, Klobuchar, Booker, O'Rourke, Steyer, Yang, and Gabbard.

Tables 2019-10-23

Iowa 2019 Democratic Primary Polls

From So … About That Buttigieg Surge?

Side-by-side area charts comparing cumulative TV ad spots aired by Republican and Democratic campaigns in the 2016 and 2020 presidential election cycles through October of the prior year.

Charts 2019-10-23

There are way more ads in 2020 than 2016

From We’ve Already Seen Twice As Many Presidential TV Ads Than At This Point In The 2016 Election by Nathaniel Rakich

Stacked bar chart comparing race/ethnicity of Democratic primary electorate in Iowa, New Hampshire, Super Tuesday states, and the U.S. overall in 2016.

Charts 2019-10-24

Iowa and N.H. are much whiter than the Democratic Party

From How Much Do Iowa And New Hampshire Really Matter For 2020? by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing Democratic and Republican polling averages from April 2019 through Election Day Nov. 3, 2020, with Democrats at 46.6% and Republicans at 40.3% as of Oct. 24, 2019.

Charts 2019-10-25

Democrats 46.6% vs Republicans 40.3% — Polling Average Through Election Day

From Where The Public Stands On Impeachment One Month In by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart tracking polling averages on support vs. opposition to Trump impeachment from August 2018 to October 23, 2019, showing 53.1% support and 41.9% don't support.

Charts 2019-10-25

Polling Averages on Trump Impeachment Support Over Time

From Where The Public Stands On Impeachment One Month In by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart tracking polling averages on support vs. opposition to Trump impeachment from August 2018 to October 23, 2019, showing 49.1% support and 43.5% don't support.

Charts 2019-10-25

Polling Averages on Trump Impeachment Support Over Time

From Where The Public Stands On Impeachment One Month In by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart tracking polling averages on support vs. opposition to impeaching Trump from August 2018 to October 23, 2019, showing 48.1% support and 43.7% don't support.

Charts 2019-10-25

Polling averages on Trump impeachment support, Aug. 2018–Oct. 2019

From Where The Public Stands On Impeachment One Month In by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing Trump approval and disapproval ratings from January 2017 to October 24, 2019 (Day 1,008), with disapproval at 54.6% and approval at 40.6%.

Charts 2019-10-25

Trump Approval Rating Over Time — Day 1,008

From Where The Public Stands On Impeachment One Month In by Nathaniel Rakich

Dot chart showing the number of NBA teams per season since 2004-05 grouped by implied probability ranges (Vegas odds) to win the NBA Finals, with orange numbered circles indicating team counts.

Charts 2019-10-25

It's beginning to look like the mid-to-late 2000s

From Vegas Thinks The NBA Title Race Is As Wide Open As It’s Been In A Long Time by Greg Guglielmo

Line chart showing Biden's share of media mentions on cable news and online news relative to the next most-mentioned candidate each week from May to October 2019, with a spike after Ukraine news broke.

Charts 2019-10-28

Biden's Ukraine-related media bump is fading

From The Media Frenzy Around Biden Is Fading by Dhrumil Mehta

Scatter plot showing total sacks vs defensive snaps played by 2019 college football players through Week 9, with Chase Young highlighted at 13.5 sacks and 261 snaps.

Charts 2019-10-29

Chase Young is getting the most out of his limited snaps

From Ohio State’s Chase Young Is Playing Like A Heisman Contender by Josh Planos

Line chart showing polling averages for support vs. don't support Trump impeachment from August 2018 to October 29, 2019, with key events marked.

Charts 2019-10-30

51.8% Support vs. 42.1% Don't Support Trump Impeachment (Oct. 29, 2019)

From What Will Change When Impeachment Goes Public?

Line chart showing polling averages for support vs. don't support impeachment from Aug. 2018 to Oct. 29, 2019, with key events marked.

Charts 2019-10-30

Support vs. Don't Support Impeachment Polling Averages (Aug. 2018–Oct. 2019)

From What Will Change When Impeachment Goes Public?

Bar chart showing total NFL games per season with a Vegas spread of at least 14.5 points from 1978 through Week 8 of the 2019 season, with purple bars indicating games through week 8.

Charts 2019-10-30

There have been a lot of lopsided betting lines this season

From This Is The Year Of The Massive NFL Betting Line by Neil Paine

Line chart showing NBA foul outs per season from 2004-05 to 2019-20, declining from ~525 to a low near 220 before rising sharply to ~507.

Charts 2019-10-30

Foul outs are on the rise again over the past two seasons

From It’s Early … But There Have Been A Lot Of NBA Foul Outs by Jared Dubin

Stacked area chart showing NBA offensive fouls per game from 2004-05 to 2019-20, broken into charges and non-charges since 2010-11, with a sharp rise at the end.

Charts 2019-10-30

Offensive fouls are on the rise

From It’s Early … But There Have Been A Lot Of NBA Foul Outs by Jared Dubin

Scatter plot with trend lines showing Biden's and Warren's adjusted polling averages in national polls from May to October 2019, highlighting CNN/SSRS and Quinnipiac University polls.

Charts 2019-10-31

How those CNN and Quinnipiac polls compare to others

From Biden Up 15. Warren Up 7. Are Primary Polls Too Far Apart? by Laura Bronner

Horizontal bar chart comparing actual vs. expected standard deviation for Biden's and Warren's support in national polls in October 2019, adjusted for pollster house effects.

Charts 2019-10-31

Pollsters' house effects account for much of the spread

From Biden Up 15. Warren Up 7. Are Primary Polls Too Far Apart? by Laura Bronner

Chart comparing actual vs. expected standard deviation of Biden's and Warren's poll support in national polls in October 2019, showing actual values exceed expected ranges.

Charts 2019-10-31

The spread of polls is bigger than expected

From Biden Up 15. Warren Up 7. Are Primary Polls Too Far Apart? by Laura Bronner

Dot chart showing every 116th Congress House member by Trump's 2016 district margin and their vote on beginning the impeachment process, with annotations for notable crossover votes.

Charts 2019-10-31

House members stuck with party over district politics

From What We Learned From The First House Vote On Impeachment by Perry Bacon Jr