Comments for Point by Fascinating Point http://www.point-by-point.com/blog Statistics, research, infographics and thoughts on data and design Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:11:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Global Terrorism’s Dramatic Rise by Rize http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2007/03/01/global-terrorisms-dramatic-rise/#comment-61 Rize Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:55:49 +0000 http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2007/03/01/global-terrorisms-dramatic-rise/#comment-61 What about dramatic rise of provacations againt Muslims? Muhammad cartoons, Racism, Iraq invasion of US, Israeli attacks against civilians and so on... What about dramatic rise of provacations againt Muslims? Muhammad cartoons, Racism, Iraq invasion of US, Israeli attacks against civilians and so on…

]]> Comment on Immigration Statistics by Immigration http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2006/05/10/immigration-statistics/#comment-60 Immigration Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:51:16 +0000 http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2006/05/10/immigration-statistics/#comment-60 Very interesting figures. Thanks for posting. Very interesting figures. Thanks for posting.

]]> Comment on Background on Sudan by Matt http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2006/05/01/conflict-in-sudan/#comment-48 Matt Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:07:51 +0000 http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2006/05/01/conflict-in-sudan/#comment-48 I'm just curious how you know the U.S. and France armed and hired the Janjaweed militias in deposing Khaddafi? Is this information online somewhere, or if not, where can I find it? I’m just curious how you know the U.S. and France armed and hired the Janjaweed militias in deposing Khaddafi? Is this information online somewhere, or if not, where can I find it?

]]> Comment on Avian Flu “Favors” Younger Age Groups? by DaveG http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2007/02/13/avian-flu-seems-to-favor-the-young/#comment-47 DaveG Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:41:40 +0000 http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2007/02/13/avian-flu-seems-to-favor-the-young/#comment-47 Hi, I agree. Excpet that I suspect here we do not know if the <em>infection rate </em> is the same for each of those age groups, and we do not know what the age distribution in the populations the statistics are taken from is. All cases means they are pooled across countries with very different age distributions. Unless these issues are discussed and the position explained in the report I would suggest : Only plot the fatality rate per age group. The current plot is confusing because it is headed fatality rates, and those are the numbers on the columns, but the scale at left is different. Dave Hi,

I agree. Excpet that I suspect here we do not know if the infection rate is the same for each of those age groups, and we do not know what the age distribution in the populations the statistics are taken from is. All cases means they are pooled across countries with very different age distributions.

Unless these issues are discussed and the position explained in the report I would suggest :

Only plot the fatality rate per age group.
The current plot is confusing because it is headed fatality rates, and those are the numbers on the columns, but the scale at left is different.

Dave

]]> Comment on Drug Reaction Deaths by DaveG http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2007/02/12/drug-reaction-deaths/#comment-46 DaveG Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:33:02 +0000 http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2007/02/12/drug-reaction-deaths/#comment-46 HI, I would like to see a XmR chart for this data. Simple way to give reader a way to tell if there is a trend or if one year is out. See http://mot.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/mt322/Control.htm for instructions DaveG HI,

I would like to see a XmR chart for this data.

Simple way to give reader a way to tell if there is a trend or if one year is out.

See http://mot.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/mt322/Control.htm
for instructions

DaveG

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