Category Archives: DatViz

Say Cheese!

Posted on January 7, 2024 by John

I’m trying out a solarcan, which is a pinhole camera. Attached firmly to a structure and left exposed, it should trace the trail the sun leaves across the horizon each day. I’m starting near solstice, so I should have an … Continue reading →

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How I did a 3d Scatter Graph

Posted on December 19, 2023 by John

Making a 3D scatter graph with Python from installing Jupyter to drawing the figure Continue reading →

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Monthly excess mortality across Oregon counties, a cartogram.

Posted on July 15, 2023 by John

Science Advances recently published a paper, “Monthly excess mortality across counties in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic“, Eugenio Paglino et al, that looked at the number of deaths that were more than expected before and during COVID. From … Continue reading →

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Oregon Health Cartogram – Depression by County

Posted on November 27, 2020 by John

(Update Nov 28: Added disclaimer about population health veracity. This graph really is based on the OHA documents, but it has not been vetted by health experts.) My second run with the Oregon cartogram I’ve been developing with some actual data. I … Continue reading →

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