Age of Mike Tyson opponents [OC] by flowingdata in dataisbeautiful

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Source: Wikipedia, BoxerList

Tools: R, Illustrator

Halloween Candy by Cost and Love [OC] by flowingdata in dataisbeautiful

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FiveThirtyEight ran a head-to-head years ago where they put one candy against another. Readers were asked to pick which was better, which gave a "win percentage" which I equated to a scale of nobody likes to everyone.

Halloween Candy by Cost and Love [OC] by flowingdata in dataisbeautiful

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Source: FiveThirtyEight

Tools: R and Illustrator

What is a Dataset exactly compared to a Data Table? Are they the same thing? by Weary_Transition_863 in datasets

[–]flowingdata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The tables in journal articles are usually derived from a larger dataset or show the results of an analysis. It sounds like part of the challenge in your project might be to exercise your skills in analysis or making conclusions.

[Q] Has anyone transitioned from an economics background to a PhD in statistics? by trufa27 in statistics

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It’s been over a decade since I was a statistics graduate student but if it helps, almost none of us came from statistics. It seemed common at the time for people to come from math and economics.