Fill the space between lines to highlight the greater-than and less-than differences over time.
This week is about highlighting differences and visualizing characteristics over the data itself.
Also known as a bivariate area chart, the plot type focuses on the comparison between two time series.
A combination of a bivariate area chart, animation, and a population pyramid, with a sprinkling of detail and annotation.
Let's work through a practical example to see how asking and answering questions helps guide you towards more focused data graphics.
When there are too many options or categories, it can be helpful to make the data searchable.
Quickly compare two time series variables with this line-area chart hybrid that originated in the 1700s. Also known as: difference chart.
Given the season, I wondered about the time we spend with others and who we spend our limited hours with.
Women and men tend to spend their days differently in the United States. Varying responsibilities and priorities will do that.
Declarations have been made, but there’s not enough data yet to make such…
When there is an excess of solar energy during the day, it can…
There is a growing trend among investors to put money in places with…
Many are discovering that the Bureau of Labor Statistics updates past estimates, but…
Vaccination rates are still relatively high, but they need to be for herd…
For Financial Times, John Burn-Murdoch shows the gap between men and women in…
Normal retirement age, also known as full retirement age, is 67 years old for those born in 1960 or later. It's common for people to stop working before this age, but they're veering older.
One-third of households are rented and the other two-thirds are owned or in the process. However, the difference between renting and owning changes with age.
For NYT Opinion, Nate Silver compares consumer confidence between two surveys. The University…
In the 1950s, less than 10% of families with children were single-parent. In 2022, among families with children, 31% were single-parent — more than three times as common.
Excess deaths is the difference between expected deaths based on historical data and…
The two counts have been getting closer to each other. The past couple of years accelerated the process.
Magnus Carlsen continued to assert his dominance at the World Chess Championship. FiveThirtyEight…
Covid-19 cases in the United States were down, but they’re moving up again,…
