Visualization tutorials | Compulsive Data – “The tutorials below explain some of my favorites open-source technologies. I created some of them and used the others. I have rated them based on clarity of explanation to the intended audience. A low rating doesn’t necessarily indicate a bad tutorial, but rather how well the content is communicated to a beginner.” @ddjournalism
In defense of the American Community Survey | Civil Statistician – “Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives voted to eliminate the American Community Survey (ACS). The Senate has not passed such a measure yet. I do not want to get political, but in light of these events it seems appropriate to highlight some of the massive benefits that the ACS provides.” FlowingData.com
Antipodes Map | Visual.ly – See who’s on the exact opposite side of the world from you. @JamieR_Venturi