What’s Going On in This Graph? | Nov. 6, 2019
This graph originally appeared elsewhere on NYTimes.com. The data was generated by RideAustin, a nonprofit ride-hailing service in Austin, Texas. Each point in this graph represents one of the service’s 1.5 million ride-hailing trips over the course of 10 months. By Friday morning, Nov. 1, we will provide the “Reveal” — the graph’s free online…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Oct. 30, 2019
This graph of annual number of tickets sales for three sports — baseball, basketball and football — originally appeared elsewhere on NYTimes.com. By Friday morning, Nov. 1, we will provide the “Reveal,” the graph’s free online link, additional background and questions, shout outs highlighting student comments and headlines, and Stat Nuggets. After looking closely at…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Oct. 23, 2019
This graph originally appeared elsewhere on NYTimes.com. Dallas Animal Services operates a city shelter and has an “open admissions” policy, which means the agency is required to take in any animal, regardless of its health or behavior. Animals that are “adopted” are adopted directly from the shelter. “Transferred to rescue” means the animal has been…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Oct. 16, 2019
These graphs originally appeared elsewhere on NYTimes.com. The data was collected by researchers from 1,787 menu items at 10 fast food chains for 1986, 1991 and 2016. By Friday morning, October 17, we will provide the “Reveal” — the graph’s free online link, additional background and questions, shout outs highlighting student comments and headlines, and…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Oct. 9. 2019
This graph originally appeared elsewhere on NYTimes.com. The horizontal line at +0.0 degrees C is the average global temperature for the period 1880 - 1899. By Friday morning, Oct. 11, we will provide the “Reveal” — the graph’s free online link, additional background and questions, shout outs highlighting student comments and headlines, and Stat Nuggets.…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Oct. 2, 2019
These graphs originally appeared elsewhere on NYTimes.com. By Friday morning, October 4, we will provide the “Reveal” — the graphs’ free online link, additional background and questions, shout outs highlighting student comments and headlines, and Stat Nuggets. After looking closely at the graphs above (or at this full-size image), think about these three questions: What…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Sept. 25, 2019
The graph originally appeared elsewhere on NYTimes.com. By Friday morning, September 26, we will provide the “Reveal” — the graph’s free online link, additional background and questions, shout outs to student comments and headlines, and Stat Nuggets. After looking closely at the map above (or at this full-size image), think about these three questions: What…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Sept. 18, 2019
This graph originally appeared elsewhere on NYTimes.com. By Friday morning, Sept. 20, we will provide the “Reveal” — the graph’s free online link, additional background and questions, shout outs to student comments and headlines, and Stat Nuggets. After looking closely at the graph above (or at this full-size image), think about these three questions: What…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Sept. 11, 2019
This map originally appeared elsewhere in The New York Times. While this is not a map for Hurricane Dorian, similar maps for all tropical storms, including Dorian, are prepared by the National Hurricane Center (N.H.C.) in Miami, Florida. By Friday morning, Sept. 13, we will provide the “Reveal” — the map’s free online link, additional…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | April 17, 2019
Note: This is our final “What’s Going On in This Graph?” for the 2018-19 school year. To receive next year’s schedule, and learn about our first graph of the 2019-20 school year, be sure to sign up for our free newsletter. Students 1. This graph compares the relative value of highly-paid baseball players using salary…
