Visual proof that God loves you and wants you to be free of traffic tickets April 24, 2009
Posted by Niels in : Personal , 6 commentsI took a break from the sex data this week to play around with religion instead. It turns out that religious people get fewer traffic tickets than nonbelievers (See data visualization here.) But you can’t half-ass it - the correlation only holds for people who believe the Bible is the literal word of God. People who think it’s just the inspired word of God get just as many tickets as people who think the Bible is a merely a collection of ancient fables and legends.
Yes, the post confuses correlation and causality a bit. Isn’t it fun?
(And of course, if you enjoy the post and would like to Digg/Reddit/Twitter/Facebook it, it’s always appreciated…)
Your thoughts?Losing your job might get you laid April 18, 2009
Posted by Niels in : Work , add a commentIt’s days like today that I feel fortunate to have my job. I spent the last week combing through data from the General Social Survey, an survey of over 50,000 people’s opinions on social issues. Including sex, of course. And I found some interesting stuff, all summarized in my recent blog post at Tableau. Turns out that more money = less sex.
Now that your taxes are done, we thought we’d explore the sexier side of financial insolvency. Those of you excited about a little more recreational activity in your bedrooms should keep reading. It turns out all these financial disasters may have a bit of a silver lining.
Check out Tableau’s blog for the sexiest data visualization you’ll ever see. And if you like it, I of course encourage you to Digg/Reddit/Twitter/Stumble/Facebook/etc it…
Your thoughts?