xkcd has an informative reference for what do in case of mountain lion encounter, lightning, fire alarm, and bleeding. Very informative.
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inxkcd: Real estate analysis
xkcd provides the analysis we all need. I can’t believe Jupiter scored so low.
Tags: humor, real estate, xkcd
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inxkcd on optimal bowling metrics
xkcd charted optimal bowling in terms of aim, speed, spin, and weight. This is very important.
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inHistorical data
Randall Munroe provides another fine observation through xkcd.
I often wonder what our data and charts will look like a century or two from now. Will the conventions and aesthetics look silly and amateur or classic and vintage? Will what seems like a lot of detailed data now seem spotty and useless, or will we look back in disbelief that companies were allowed to track our activities? Will AI have taken over human cognition and make these questions obsolete, because we’re in a suspended dream state, our bodies used as energy to power super computers, unsure of what is real and what is simulated? Important questions.
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inxkcd: Base Rate
xkcd points out the importance of considering the baseline when making comparisons:
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inGrandpa Chad distribution
xkcd crossed a rough age distribution of people becoming grandparents with people named “Chad” and “Jason” to highlight the dawn of a new era. The time is now.
xkcd-style charts in JavaScript
For xkcd fans, here’s a JavaScript library by Tim Qian that lets you style your charts like xkcd.
There’s something about sketchy, comic-style charts that makes the data feel more approachable. Maybe just because it’s different or looks more casual? I mean, I would use the style sparingly and maybe not in your next business meeting, but it’s kind of fun to mess with. You can also do this in R and Python of course.
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