A Graph A Day

Screen Resolution and Internet Browser Trends

2012-05-16T11:01:00.001-07:00

Which browser was the most popular in 2008?

Which browser was the most popular in 2012?

Of Internet Explorer users, what percentage are using version IE8? IE9? IE10?

Describe how screen resolutions changed between 2008 and 2012.

Digital Lives of American Moms

2012-05-15T08:57:00.000-07:00

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Which social network is most popular among moms?

How many moms visited Facebook during March 2012?

What percentage of bloggers are moms?

Smartphone Users in China

2012-05-14T08:54:00.002-07:00

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What percentage of Android users have 11-20 apps installed?

What percentage of iPhone users have >50 apps installed?

Are android or iPhone users more likely to use apps with ads?

If you had an ad and wanted to reach Android users, which type of app would be the most effective to target?

Health Insurance Infographic

2012-05-13T08:49:00.000-07:00

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What was the average annual health insurance premium cost per family in 2005? 2011?

What percentage of American were uninsured in 1999? 2010?

Which age group has the highest percentage of uninsured people?

Quinoa Imports and Exports

2012-05-12T08:18:00.000-07:00

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When were the imports of quinoa to the US highest?

During which year did Peru export the least quinoa?

During what part of the year is quinoa in season?

Mango Imports and Exports

2012-05-11T08:16:00.000-07:00

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During which year(s) were Peru's mango exports the largest?

During which part of the year do you think mangoes are in season?

During which year did Peru have its lowest number of mango exports?

U.S. Correctional Population

2012-05-10T08:11:00.000-07:00

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How many Americans were on parole in 1993?

How many Americans were in prison or jail in 2005?

What was the total number of Americans in the correctional system in 1981? 2006?

Prisoners per Population

2012-05-09T08:07:00.000-07:00

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How many prisoners per 100,000 population does Canada have?

How many prisoners per 100,000 population does South Africa have?

Which country has the greatest number of prisoners per 100,000 population?

Inmates Race and Ethnicity

2012-05-08T08:04:00.000-07:00

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Which race or ethnicity has the highest number of prisoners?

Which has the fewest?

What percentage of black men are in prison?

What percentage of white men?

If a person in this group was half hispanic and half black, which category would they have been included in?

Mexico's Drug War

2012-05-07T08:00:00.000-07:00

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Which year had the most drug-related homicides?

Which year had the fewest journalists murdered?

Which Mexican state(s) had the most crime killings in 2010?

Which Mexican states(s) had the fewest crime killings in 2010?

Total Incarcerated Population

2012-05-06T07:56:00.000-07:00

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Use a graph or chart to represent some or all of the information in the table.

Cannabis Arrests 1965-2009

2012-05-05T07:54:00.000-07:00

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Which year had the lowest number of arrests?

Which year had the greatest number of arrests?

During which periods do you see the greatest changes?

Parole Revocation

2012-05-04T07:51:00.000-07:00

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Use a graph or chart to represent some or all of the data in this table.

Incarcerated Americans 1920-2008

2012-05-03T07:48:00.000-07:00

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Approximately how many Americans were incarcerated in 1940?

Approximately how many Americans were incarcerated in 2008?

During which years do you see dramatic changes in the number of incarcerated Americans?

Did events coincide with these changes?

American and EU Incarceration Rates

2012-05-02T07:44:00.000-07:00

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What do the green bars on this graph represent?

What do the blue bars represent?

How do you think the blue bar for the United States might change if it included all offenders?

Deer Vehicle Collisions

2012-05-01T10:23:00.000-07:00

From news.medill.northwestern.edu

On this graph, which year appears to have had the greatest number of deer vehicle collisions?

Which year appears to have had the least?

Look carefully at the key explaining the red and yellow color on the graph. Why do you think reports of collisions went down?

Mexico's Top Import Sources

2012-04-30T07:39:00.000-07:00

From Datamyne.com

What percentage of Mexico's exports are from the US?

Which country has the smallest section on tis chart?

At least what percentage of Mexico's imports are from Asia?

Children with ASD on One or More Special Diets

2012-04-29T07:20:00.002-07:00

From Iancommunity.org

How many children with ASD are on only one special diet?

How many children with ASD are on 3 special diets?

What is the total number of children with ASD who are on special diets?

Size of NFL Football Players

2012-04-28T09:47:00.004-07:00

From Businessinsider.com

How tall was the tallest NFL first round pick in 1966?

How much did the heaviest NFL first round pick weigh in 1966?

How tall was the tallest NFL first round pick in 2012?

How much did the heaviest NFL first round pick weigh in 2012?

What conclusion(s) do you draw from this chart?

Entertainment Traffic

2012-04-27T12:29:00.000-07:00

From Gigaom.com

What percentage of North America's peak downstream traffic is real-time entertainment?

What percentage of Europe's peak downstream traffic is YouTube?

Which continent has the largest difference between its real-time entertainment and its YouTube traffic?

Which continent has the smallest difference?

In North America, are people using mobile devices more or less likely to watch YouTube than those using fixed devices?

The Cost of Milk and Groceries

2012-04-26T14:05:00.001-07:00

From Bloomberg.com

Compare the two graphs and describe any similarities and differences you see.

Between which two years was there the greatest change in grocery prices?

During which years was milk cheapest?

Doctor Salary vs. UPS Driver

2010-04-29T06:00:00.000-07:00

From http://www.er-doctor.com/doctor_income.html

About how much money has a full time UPS drive made 14 year after high school?

How much money would that driver have made if s/he had been working similar hours to a doctor's schedule?

How much money has a doctor made 14 years after high school?

How long does it take a doctor to catch up with a UPS driver in terms of net income?

Fetal Echocardiograms

2010-04-28T06:00:00.000-07:00

From http://www.chop.edu/img/cardiac-center/graph-fetal-echo-volume.html

How many fetal echocardiograms were there in 2006?

In which year were there 1417 fetal echocardiograms?

What trend do you see over time?

Food Changes Since 1909

2010-04-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hoven's Index for April 9, 2010

Sweeteners (sugar, molasses, honey, corn syrup, ...) per person in 1909: 83.4 lbs.

In 2008: 136.3 lbs.

Cheese per person in 1909: 5 lbs.

In 2008: 31 lbs.

Food group consumption compared to dietary recommendations, in 2008:

Grains: 130%

Meet: 120%

Vegetables: 65%

Fruit: 40%

Source: US Dept. of Agriculture.

From http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/04/graph_of_the_day_for_april_9_2.html

Represent some or all of the information above with a graph or chart.

Popularity of Meat

2010-04-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

From http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/04/graph_of_the_day_for_april_9_2.html

What type of meat was most popular in 1909?

Which types of meat have risen most in popularity?

When was beef's popularity peak?