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Scatter plot showing Julio Jones's average yards per route run vs total routes run each season from 2011-20, compared to all NFL wide receivers with at least 100 routes that season.

Charts 2021-06-02

Julio Jones has been remarkably consistent

From Julio Jones Isn’t Running On Empty by Josh Hermsmeyer

Line chart showing Julio Jones's maximum speed on vertical routes in MPH by regular-season game across the 2017-2020 seasons, with a dotted line marking the median WR max speed.

Charts 2021-06-02

Julio was as fast as ever in 2020 — when he was healthy

From Julio Jones Isn’t Running On Empty by Josh Hermsmeyer

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 23 to June 3, 2021, with approve at 53.2% and disapprove at 40.3% on Day 135.

Charts 2021-06-04

Presidential Approval Rating Through Day 135

From How Much Do Americans Really Care About Bipartisanship? by Geoffrey Skelley

Two scatter plots comparing actual versus predicted win probabilities for 2015-21 March Madness tournaments for women and men, grouped in bins of 5 percentage points with 95% confidence intervals.

Charts 2021-06-08

Actual versus predicted win probabilities for 2015-21 March Madness tournaments

From How Well Did Our Sports Predictions Hold Up During A Year Of Chaos? by Neil Paine

Side-by-side scatter plots comparing actual versus predicted MLB win probabilities for 2015-20 seasons and the 2020 season alone, grouped in bins of 5 percentage points with confidence intervals.

Charts 2021-06-08

Actual versus predicted win probabilities for the 2015-20 MLB seasons and just the 2020 season

From How Well Did Our Sports Predictions Hold Up During A Year Of Chaos? by Neil Paine

Two scatter plots comparing actual versus predicted NBA win probabilities for 2015-20 and 2019-20 seasons, grouped in 5 percentage point bins with confidence intervals.

Charts 2021-06-08

Actual versus predicted win probabilities for the 2015-20 NBA seasons and just the 2019-20 season

From How Well Did Our Sports Predictions Hold Up During A Year Of Chaos? by Neil Paine

Two scatter plots comparing actual versus predicted NFL win probabilities for 2015-20 seasons and the 2020 season alone, grouped in bins of 5 percentage points with 95% confidence intervals.

Charts 2021-06-08

Actual versus predicted win probabilities for the 2015-20 NFL seasons and just the 2020 season

From How Well Did Our Sports Predictions Hold Up During A Year Of Chaos? by Neil Paine

Two scatter plots comparing actual versus predicted win probabilities for club soccer, showing all 2016-20 seasons and just the 2019-20 season, with bubble sizes representing observation counts.

Charts 2021-06-08

Actual versus predicted win probabilities for the 2016-20 club soccer seasons

From How Well Did Our Sports Predictions Hold Up During A Year Of Chaos? by Neil Paine

Icon-dot infographic showing GOP and Democratic candidates who lost consecutive U.S. Senate, gubernatorial, or presidential elections since 1998, grouped by two through five consecutive losses.

Other 2021-06-09

Most candidates take the hint after two losses

From Most Candidates Take The Hint After Two Losses. Why Won’t Beto O’Rourke and Charlie Crist? by Alex Samuels, Mary Radcliffe

Line chart showing Zack Wheeler's pitch type usage percentages by season from 2013 to 2021, tracking 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker, Curveball, Changeup, Split Finger, and Fastball.

Charts 2021-06-09

Zack Wheeler Pitch % by Season

From Zack Wheeler Was Always The Next Big Thing. He’s Finally Put It All Together. by Brian Menéndez

Line chart showing Zack Wheeler's pitch usage percentages with 2 strikes by season from 2013 to 2021, broken down by pitch type including fastball, slider, sinker, curveball, and changeup.

Charts 2021-06-09

Zack Wheeler Pitch % with 2 Strikes by Season

From Zack Wheeler Was Always The Next Big Thing. He’s Finally Put It All Together. by Brian Menéndez

Line chart showing Americans' favorable and warm ratings toward their own party versus the other party on a 0-100 scale from 1978 to 2016, with own-party scores staying around 70-78 while other-party scores declined from ~47 to ~25.

Charts 2021-06-10

Americans really don't like the other party

From Republicans Really, Really Dislike Biden. But It’s Not Just About Him. by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January to June 2021, with approve at 53.0% and disapprove at 40.6%.

Charts 2021-06-11

Presidential Approval Ratings: 53.0% Approve, 40.6% Disapprove

From How Trump’s Removal From Social Media Could Affect His Grasp On The GOP by Alex Samuels

Ten illustrated quarters arranged in two rows, with most showing heads and two showing tails, used to represent coin flip probabilities.

Other 2021-06-15

Ten Illustrated Quarters Showing Heads and Tails

From Why People Fall For Conspiracy Theories by Kaleigh Rogers, Jasmine Mithani

Icon-strip infographic showing Simone Manuel's dominance in American women's swimming, highlighting her times among the top 25 in 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle.

Other 2021-06-15

Simone Manuel has dominated American swimming

From Simone Manuel Is In A Lane Of Her Own by Josh Planos

Small multiples scatter plot with trend lines showing average feeling toward opposing political parties (0-100 scale) by year for 9 countries, with the US showing the steepest decline.

Charts 2021-06-16

Americans can't stand people on the other side of the aisle

From Why The Two-Party System Is Effing Up U.S. Democracy by Lee Drutman

Small multiples scatter plot showing average respondent feeling toward opposing parties on a 0-100 scale by country and year, with the US showing a steep decline from ~47 to ~25.

Charts 2021-06-16

Americans can't stand the other side of the aisle

From Why The Two-Party System Is Effing Up U.S. Democracy by Lee Drutman

Two scatter plots showing dislike of opposing parties and like of own party versus proportionality across 20 democracies, with trend lines showing more proportional systems have less animosity.

Charts 2021-06-16

People get along better in multiparty, proportional democracies

From Why The Two-Party System Is Effing Up U.S. Democracy by Lee Drutman

Two scatter plots showing dislike of opposing parties and like of own party vs. proportionality across 20 democracies, with trend lines showing multiparty systems foster less animosity.

Charts 2021-06-16

People get along better in multiparty, proportional democracies

From Why The Two-Party System Is Effing Up U.S. Democracy by Lee Drutman

Small multiples line chart comparing commitment to democratic norms of major right-wing parties since 2000 across nine countries, with the US Republican Party highlighted in red showing a sharp decline.

Charts 2021-06-16

The GOP keeps drifting away from principles of democracy

From Why The Two-Party System Is Effing Up U.S. Democracy by Lee Drutman

Step-line charts comparing commitment to democratic norms of major right-wing political parties since 2000 across Turkey, Hungary, United States, Germany, France, and United Kingdom, showing the GOP drifting away from democratic principles.

Charts 2021-06-16

The GOP keeps drifting away from principles of democracy

From Why The Two-Party System Is Effing Up U.S. Democracy by Lee Drutman

Racial dot density map using 2010 Census Block Data where each dot represents one person, color-coded by race: White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, and Other.

Maps 2021-06-17

2010 Census Block Data Racial Dot Map

From Why Many Americans Can’t See The Wealth Gap Between White And Black America by Neil Lewis Jr

Line chart showing average perceived vs. actual Black family wealth per $100 of white family wealth from 1960 to 2016, with individual survey responses as dot swarms.

Charts 2021-06-17

Americans severely underestimate the racial wealth gap

From Why Many Americans Can’t See The Wealth Gap Between White And Black America by Neil Lewis Jr

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January to June 2021, with approve at 51.9% and disapprove at 42.0%.

Charts 2021-06-18

Presidential Approval Rating Jan–June 2021

From What The Electoral Landscape Looks Like In Germany, Japan, France And Canada by Geoffrey Skelley

Map of New York City's five boroughs with the Bronx and parts of Queens highlighted in yellow, while other areas remain gray.

Maps 2021-06-21

NYC Map with Bronx Highlighted

From The 5 ‘Political Boroughs’ Of New York City by Nathaniel Rakich

Map of New York City boroughs and neighborhoods with several districts in Brooklyn and Queens highlighted in orange.

Maps 2021-06-21

NYC Neighborhoods Map with Selected Districts Highlighted

From The 5 ‘Political Boroughs’ Of New York City by Nathaniel Rakich

Map of New York City showing selected districts highlighted in green, covering parts of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, with remaining boroughs in gray.

Maps 2021-06-21

New York City Districts Map with Green Highlights

From The 5 ‘Political Boroughs’ Of New York City by Nathaniel Rakich

Map of New York City's five boroughs with select districts highlighted in purple, likely showing specific neighborhoods or political districts.

Maps 2021-06-21

New York City Districts Map with Highlighted Areas

From The 5 ‘Political Boroughs’ Of New York City by Nathaniel Rakich

Map of New York City showing districts highlighted in pink across Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn, and parts of the Bronx, with other areas in gray.

Maps 2021-06-21

New York City Districts Map with Pink Highlights

From The 5 ‘Political Boroughs’ Of New York City by Nathaniel Rakich

Scatter plot comparing activist ideology scores and DW-Nominate ideology scores for U.S. senators in 2016, with labeled data points for notable senators in liberal and conservative quadrants.

Charts 2021-06-24

Even before President Trump, a shift in conservatism

From How Trump Has Redefined Conservatism by Dan Hopkins, Hans Noel

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 23 to June 24, 2021, with approve at 52.6% and disapprove at 42.2%.

Charts 2021-06-25

Presidential Approval Rating: 52.6% Approve, 42.2% Disapprove (Jan–Jun 2021)

From Americans Are Worried About Crime, But That Doesn’t Mean They’re Blaming Democrats by Nathaniel Rakich

Scatter plot showing nine Nevada pot testing labs by average THC potency versus quality assurance failure rate, with a downward trend line.

Charts 2021-06-29

Higher THC levels and lower failure rates alarmed regulators

From America’s Pot Labs Have A THC Problem by Lester Black