Data Lab 3

Google Trends

Chart shows the popularity of Google Search trends for three social media platforms over 15 years. MySpace was popular when it was out before Facebook in 2006 and 2007 until Facebook came out and took over in 2010 and has been on a steady decline until now. YouTube has been in the middle of both and holding a steady line over the years.

Best vs Worst Quarterback in 2013

This bar graph shows the statistics from the best and the worst quarterback in the NFL in 2013. The graph is a visual showing how much more Drew Brees out performs Josh Rosen in 2013 in that position and how much more he does on the field.

Change in US Job Growth 1990–2017

This graph shows the recessions that the U.S. went through. It shows the job losses and gains between each recession starting with the 1990 recession all the way to the 2008 recession.

How Our Brain Thinks

The brain prefers on of the proportions over the other based on what we know in our heads and is not exactly clear on why the answer is what it is. This pie chart helps us see statistics way easier by seeing how much more noticeable a difference is with for example this pie chart.