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Four horizontal line charts showing average daily high temperatures in New Orleans by month for 30-year periods from 1960-1989 to 2050-2079, illustrating shrinking gumbo weather seasons.

Charts 2022-03-01

Climate change will mean shorter and later "gumbo seasons"

From Not Even Gumbo Is Safe From Climate Change by Daniel Babin

Four small-multiple line charts showing average daily high temperatures in New Orleans by month across 30-year periods from 1960-1989 to 2050-2079, illustrating shrinking gumbo weather seasons.

Charts 2022-03-01

Climate change will mean shorter and later "gumbo seasons"

From Not Even Gumbo Is Safe From Climate Change by Daniel Babin

Basketball shooting heat map for Jabari Smith showing FG% vs Division-1 average across court zones for the 2021-2022 full season, with hexagons colored blue (weak) to red (strong).

Charts 2022-03-01

Full Season Shooting Heat Map – Jabari Smith 2021-2022

From Jabari Smith’s Dominance Has Been Quiet. Does Auburn Need It To Be Louder? by Josh Planos

Four bar charts showing historical and projected share of days in New Orleans with highs below 50°F by month for periods 1960-1989, 1990-2019, 2020-2049, and 2050-2079.

Charts 2022-03-01

Gumbo weather is getting less and less likely

From Not Even Gumbo Is Safe From Climate Change by Daniel Babin

Small multiples bar chart showing historical and projected share of days in New Orleans with highs below 50°F by month across four time periods from 1960 to 2079.

Charts 2022-03-01

Gumbo weather is getting less and less likely

From Not Even Gumbo Is Safe From Climate Change by Daniel Babin

Dot plot showing change in median percentile rank in NWEA MAP Growth assessments for reading and math from fall 2019 to fall 2021, by grade level and race/ethnicity group.

Charts 2022-03-03

Black, Hispanic and AIAN kids' learning have been particularly set back by the pandemic

From COVID-19 Has Left Millions Of Students Behind. Now What? by Maggie Koerth

Dot-and-arrow chart showing change in median percentile rank on NWEA MAP Growth assessments for reading and math from fall 2019 to fall 2021, by grade level and race/ethnicity group.

Charts 2022-03-03

Black, Hispanic and AIAN kids' learning have been particularly set back by the pandemic

From COVID-19 Has Left Millions Of Students Behind. Now What? by Maggie Koerth

Dot-and-arrow chart showing decline in median percentile rank on NWEA MAP Growth assessments for reading and math from fall 2019 to fall 2021, by grade level 3–8.

Charts 2022-03-03

The pandemic has pushed many kids behind where they'd be otherwise

From COVID-19 Has Left Millions Of Students Behind. Now What? by Maggie Koerth

Two dot-and-arrow charts showing the decline in median percentile rank on NWEA MAP Growth assessments for reading and math from fall 2019 to fall 2021, by grade level 3 through 8.

Charts 2022-03-03

The pandemic has pushed many kids behind where they'd be otherwise

From COVID-19 Has Left Millions Of Students Behind. Now What? by Maggie Koerth

Line chart showing Republican vs Democratic generic ballot polling averages from April 2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans leading by +2.1 on March 3, 2022.

Charts 2022-03-04

Generic Ballot Polling: Republicans vs. Democrats (2021–2022)

From Americans Are Still Unsure How The U.S. Should Respond To The Invasion Of Ukraine by Alex Samuels

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to March 2022, with disapproval at 52.9% and approval at 41.6% on Day 408.

Charts 2022-03-04

Presidential Approval Ratings Through Day 408

From Americans Are Still Unsure How The U.S. Should Respond To The Invasion Of Ukraine by Alex Samuels

Mathematical chart showing a red curve and a black dashed curve with marked points at x=0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, plotted on a grid with y-axis ranging from about -5 to 20.

Charts 2022-03-04

Mathematical curve comparison chart with marked intersection points

From Can You Crawl Around The Cone? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Mathematical chart showing a red curve and a black dashed curve plotted on a grid, with marked points at integer x-values from 0 to 4.

Charts 2022-03-04

Mathematical curve comparison chart with marked points

From Can You Crawl Around The Cone? by Zach Wissner-Gross

A mathematical chart showing a red curve and a black dashed curve plotted on a grid, with data points marked at x values 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, and y values ranging from about 0 to 20.

Charts 2022-03-04

Red curve vs. dashed curve comparison chart

From Can You Crawl Around The Cone? by Zach Wissner-Gross

A mathematical chart showing a red oscillating curve and a black dashed curve with marked data points at x values 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, with y-axis ranging from below 0 to above 20.

Charts 2022-03-04

Red curve vs. dashed interpolation curve with marked points

From Can You Crawl Around The Cone? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Hexagonal shot chart for Caitlin Clark's 2021-2022 season showing field goal percentage vs Division-1 average by court zone, with a shooting summary sidebar.

Charts 2022-03-08

Caitlin Clark: Shooting Summary 2021-2022 Season

From Aliyah Boston And Caitlin Clark Are Both Redefining Basketball Greatness by Howard Megdal

Line chart showing Republican vs Democrat generic ballot polling averages from mid-2021 through Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans leading by +2.1 on March 10, 2022.

Charts 2022-03-11

Generic Ballot Polling: Republicans vs. Democrats (2021–2022)

From How The War In Ukraine Might Change Putin’s Popularity Among Russians by Kaleigh Rogers, Jean Yi

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to March 2022, with disapproval at 51.6% and approval at 42.5% on Day 415.

Charts 2022-03-11

Presidential Approval Rating Through Day 415

From How The War In Ukraine Might Change Putin’s Popularity Among Russians by Kaleigh Rogers, Jean Yi

Icon-driven infographic showing the number of Republican and Democratic individuals censured by county parties each year from 2016 to 2021, with annotations explaining key censures.

Other 2022-03-14

Republicans have become quick to censure

From How An Uptick In Censures Among Local Republicans Signals A Growing Radicalism by Seth Masket

Line chart showing Biden's approval and disapproval ratings from February 2021 to March 15, 2022, with approval at 49.2% and disapproval at 43.9%.

Charts 2022-03-16

Biden Job Approval Rating Over Time (Feb 2021 – Mar 2022)

From Is Biden’s Approval Rating Really Rebounding?

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to March 2022, with disapproval at 52.3% and approval at 42.9%.

Charts 2022-03-16

Presidential Approval Rating: 52.3% Disapprove, 42.9% Approve

From Is Biden’s Approval Rating Really Rebounding?

Small multiples line chart showing presidential approval ratings and inflation rates for each US president from Kennedy to Biden, illustrating how rising inflation correlates with falling approval ratings.

Charts 2022-03-16

Rising inflation can spell trouble for presidents' approval ratings

From Is Biden’s Approval Rating Really Rebounding?

Small multiples line charts showing presidential approval ratings and inflation rates for each US president from Kennedy to Biden, illustrating how rising inflation can hurt approval ratings.

Charts 2022-03-16

Rising inflation can spell trouble for presidents' approval ratings

From Is Biden’s Approval Rating Really Rebounding?

Line chart showing Republican vs Democratic generic ballot polling averages from mid-2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans leading by +2.2 points on March 17, 2022.

Charts 2022-03-18

Generic Ballot Polling Average: Republicans vs. Democrats (2021–2022)

From Do Americans Really Want Permanent Daylight Saving Time? by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Jean Yi

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to March 2022, with disapproval at 52.9% and approval at 42.2% on Day 422.

Charts 2022-03-18

Presidential Approval Rating Over Time (Day 422)

From Do Americans Really Want Permanent Daylight Saving Time? by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Jean Yi

Two Venn diagrams with overlapping blue circles labeled with numbers: left diagram shows 7, 9, 6, 8; right diagram shows 4, 8, 6, 10.

Other 2022-03-18

Venn Diagrams with Numbered Circles

From Is It Anyone’s Birthday? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Dot plot showing the racial gap between Black and white Americans who agreed that discrimination against white people is as big a problem as discrimination against minorities, from 2011 to 2020.

Charts 2022-03-21

Perception of anti-white discrimination has a large racial divide

From How White Victimhood Fuels Republican Politics by Alex Samuels, Neil Lewis Jr

Dot plot showing the share of Black and White Americans who agreed that discrimination against white people is as big a problem as discrimination against minorities, by year from 2011 to 2020.

Charts 2022-03-21

Perception of anti-white discrimination has a large racial divide

From How White Victimhood Fuels Republican Politics by Alex Samuels, Neil Lewis Jr

Dot plot showing the share of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans who agreed that discrimination against white people is as big a problem as discrimination against minorities, from 2011 to 2020.

Charts 2022-03-21

Republicans are more likely to perceive anti-white discrimination

From How White Victimhood Fuels Republican Politics by Alex Samuels, Neil Lewis Jr

Dot plot showing the share of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans who agreed that discrimination against white people is as big a problem as discrimination against Black people, from 2011 to 2020.

Charts 2022-03-21

Republicans are more likely to perceive anti-white discrimination

From How White Victimhood Fuels Republican Politics by Alex Samuels, Neil Lewis Jr

Scatter plot with trend lines showing Biden's approval rating by race (Black, Hispanic, White) from October 2021 to March 2022, showing decline especially among Black Americans.

Charts 2022-03-22

Biden has lost some ground — especially with Black Americans

From Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Nomination May Not Be Enough To Turn Out Black Voters For Democrats by Alex Samuels

Line chart showing Biden's approval rating by race (Black, Hispanic, White) from October 2021 to March 2022, with Black approval declining most notably.

Charts 2022-03-22

Biden has lost some ground — especially with Black Americans

From Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Nomination May Not Be Enough To Turn Out Black Voters For Democrats by Alex Samuels

Two scatter plots comparing early polling average margin to actual margin for gubernatorial and Senate races from 1998 to 2021, showing polls are accurate even early on.

Charts 2022-03-22

Even early on, governor and U.S. Senate polls are pretty accurate

From Why Early Senate And Governor Polls Have Plenty To Tell Us About November by Geoffrey Skelley, Nathaniel Rakich

Two scatter plots comparing early polling average margin to actual election margin for gubernatorial and Senate races from 1998 to 2021, showing polls are accurate even early on.

Charts 2022-03-22

Even early on, polls are accurate

From Why Early Senate And Governor Polls Have Plenty To Tell Us About November by Geoffrey Skelley, Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing Republican vs Democratic generic ballot polling averages from mid-2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans leading by +2.0 on March 24, 2022.

Charts 2022-03-25

Generic Ballot Polling: Republicans vs. Democrats (2021–2022)

From Americans Broadly Want The Senate To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson To The Supreme Court by Jean Yi

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to March 2022, with disapprove at 53.0% and approve at 41.6% on Day 429.

Charts 2022-03-25

Presidential Approval Ratings Through Day 429

From Americans Broadly Want The Senate To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson To The Supreme Court by Jean Yi

US map showing congressional districts colored in shades of red and blue indicating partisan lean, with yellow hatching for toss-up areas.

Maps 2022-03-31

U.S. Congressional Districts Partisan Map

From The House Map’s Republican Bias Will Plummet In 2022 — Because Of Gerrymandering by Nathaniel Rakich, Elena Mejia