Whither complexity?
The ever interesting Gelman blog ("Too clever by half") ponders
NYT
The right scale
Oftentimes, picking the right scale for a chart makes all the difference.
Small multiples re-imagineered
This chart gave me trouble. I kept staring at it, staring. Searching
Jittering lines
A reader alerted me to this NYT chart a few weeks back.
The eyeball test
This set of graphs was used by the NYT to discuss changes
Points of comparison
In light of the current housing crisis, arising from mortgage defaults, I