http://www.point-by-point.com/blog Statistics, research, infographics and thoughts on data and design Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:15:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Very interesting bullet list of recent data and source articles relating to the decrease in gas consumption. Gas 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/high-cost-of-gas-brings-about-all-sorts-of-changes-in-us/ 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/ In light of recent news stories regarding the possible drug-interaction death of Anna Nicole Smith and her son, here are some statistics related to this. Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) result in hundreds of deaths a year in the U.S. Whether these are reactions are from allergies, existing conditions, over-the-counter interactions ... http://www.point-by-point.com/blog/2007/02/12/drug-reaction-deaths/