http://www.point-by-point.com/blog Statistics, research, infographics and thoughts on data and design Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:22:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The NY Times online has some of the most interesting, arresting, and compelling infographics. They somehow make even the driest data dynamic and lively. Online is mach zehnder modulator definitely well-positioned to display such data that print has much more trouble making interesting. In honor of the 2008 Presidential elections, ... http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2008/11/05/favorite-infographics/ Very interesting bullet list of recent data and source articles relating to the decrease in gas consumption. ландшафтGas purchases plummet The most interesting stat, I think, is in the comments, where one reader reported that out-of-gas calls to AAA have doubled. There is a CNN story about it. In case you're ... http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2008/06/09/changes-in-us-from-high-cost-of-gas/ In the last two years, the number of worldwide terrorist attacks have at least doubled. And obviously, along with that, the number of fatalities have also risen. The most dramatic jump, however, occurred after the Abu Ghraib torture photos were brought to light. UPDATE (3/9/07): As brought up in other ... http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2007/03/01/global-terrorisms-dramatic-rise/ As the U.S. searches for alternatives to petroleum fuels, the production of biofuels, such as ethanol (also known as grain alcohol), has increased year by year. In lockstep, the percentage of bushels of corn used for ethanol — the main crop used for ethanol in the U.S. — has also ... http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2007/02/19/the-rise-of-corn-derived-ethanol/ Of the H5N1 avian flu cases reported to and verified by WHO, the number of cases for people younger than 30 years of age is disproportionately higher than those of older age groups. However, mortality rates are especially high among the 10–19 age group. WHO gathered these statistics beginning in ... http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2007/02/13/avian-flu-seems-to-favor-the-young/