af on Many Eyes

Dataset 'Number of nodes with given list appearance profile'

2008-10-06T17:27:57-04:00

Dataset 'Time (s) by number of lists'

2008-10-06T16:34:58-04:00

Visualization 'v_0 in S - Stationary Probability vs Empirical Probability (G=K_1)'

2008-09-26T01:57:37-04:00

Visualization 'v_0 in S - Stationary Probability vs Empirical Probability (G=K_2)'

2008-09-26T01:52:00-04:00

Dataset 'Pr[v0 in S] by beta'

2008-09-26T01:37:46-04:00

Output from an experiment with Markov Chain Monte Carlo in PyMC. Independent sets in K_1 appear with probability near the stationary distribution. Independent sets in K_2 are near stationarity for small values of beta, but the chain mixes less and less rapidly as beta increases.

Dataset 'Data from Effect of the California Tobacco Control Program on Personal Health Care Expenditures'

2008-08-26T12:38:23-04:00

Using the statistical approach of cointegrating regressions, the researchers modeled the relationships between per capita tobacco control expenditures, per capita cigarette consumption, and health care expenditures. They analyzed data from 1980 and 2004 on smoking, health care expenditures, and exposure to a tobacco control educational program in California and compared them to a group of 38 control states. Control states were those without comprehensive tobacco control programs prior to 2000 or cigarette tax increases of $0.50 or more per pack over the study period. This comparison allowed the researchers to assess the effect of the CTCP on total personal health care spending. The researchers found that US$86 billion (95% CI $28 billion to $151 billion) were saved in personal health care expenditure between 1989, the start of the program, and 2004. This generally grew over time, reaching 7.3% of the total in 2003–2004. The personal health care expenditure savings represented about a 50-fold return on the $1.8 billion spent on the program during the same period (all 2004 US dollars). The researchers report that 3.6 billion (95% CI 1.5 billion to 5.9 billion) fewer packs of cigarettes were sold between 1989–1990 and 2003–2004. This represents a loss of $9.2 billion (95% CI $3.8 billion to $14.7 billion) to the tobacco industry in pre-tax cigarette sales. These cost savings occurred despite the substantial diversion of funding and decreased purchasing power experienced by the CTCP, particularly in the mid-1990s. (The program was funded with a constant tax of $0.05 per pack, despite inflation). The researchers estimated that if the funding, and thus purchasing power, had been maintained, total savings in personal health expenditures would have increased to $156 billion with an additional $70 billion in health cost savings. Cigarette consumption would have dropped to an estimated 6.6 billion packs.

Visualization 'Map of Juveniles incarcerated per 100,000'

2008-07-21T12:18:26-04:00

Dataset 'Starbucks to Close by State'

2008-07-21T12:13:17-04:00

Starbucks announced which 600 retail locations will be closed as part of cost cutting measures.

Visualization 'Number of Starbucks to Close by State'

2008-07-18T16:03:52-04:00

Comment on VisualizationPost 'The regions come from some US State Department webpage, http://usinfo.state.gov/infousa/life/geotravel/usa.usembassy.de/travel-regions.html'

2008-07-10T02:46:26-04:00

The regions come from some US State Department webpage, http://usinfo.state.gov/infousa/life/geotravel/usa.usembassy.de/travel-regions.html

Comment on VisualizationPost 'The regions come from some US State Department webpage, http://usinfo.state.gov/infousa/life/geotravel/usa.usembassy.de/travel-regions.html'

2008-07-10T02:46:13-04:00

The regions come from some US State Department webpage, http://usinfo.state.gov/infousa/life/geotravel/usa.usembassy.de/travel-regions.html

Visualization 'Salmonella Saintpaul Infections as of July 4, 2008 by Region'

2008-07-10T02:41:01-04:00