Create
a Graph
Graphs and charts are great because they communicate information
visually. You can use this interactive site to generate graphs
for your own projects.
Creating
a Chart or Graph Using Excel
Step by step process to teach kids how to do this.
Graph Paper Printer
Free Acrobat sheets to download and use.
Graphing
Worksheets
Nine worksheets, some with data, some for your own data, for
you to practice graphing. A bit dull, but a place to start to
get the idea.
ACT Test
Results
Comparisons since 1997 showing how teen homeschoolers score vs
students with other educational and family backgrounds.
American
Fact Finder
Data, tables, maps and charts comparing all sorts of aspects
of American life, from the Census Bureau. (Advanced)
The
Debt to the Penny
Want to use really large numbers to two decimal places? This
page has the US National Debt to the penny for quite a few years.
To figure out your share, look at the Population
Clock and divide. The day I posted this, it came out to $24,254
for every man, woman and child in the USA!
Energy Information Administration
Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government. Chart the
price of gas, for example, for your state or around the world.
Fun
State Facts
Learn about the US Census, get facts about your state, and have
fun with quiz questions. (More kid-friendly version of Census
Bureau data.)
History
Buff - United States Facts
Information and population statistics about the US in general
and about each state. Data points from 1790 to 2000.
Mac vs. PC: The Ultimate Lab Test for New Desktops & Laptops
This computer rivalry has been elevated to a cultural divide on par with Pepsi versus Coke. Taking it beyond personal taste, Popular Mechanics crunches the numbers--with some surprising results (and detailed benchmark scores).
Major League Baseball Stats
Sortable data, so you can have a lot of fun comparing earned
run averages and other player stats.
StateMaster
A unique statistical database which allows you to research and
compare a multitude of different data on US states.
Unemployment Rates by County in US
Just an interesting animated graph to show changes over time, January 2007 - August 2010. Can you make something similar with your data?
Useful Charts
A good number of charts with topics under science, history, psychology, philosophy, English grammar, religion, reference, and some just for fun.
Vote From Abroad
Reports, data, and graphs from the November 2, 2010, US election.
Weather
Forecast
This is the weather forecast for here in Milpitas. Up at the
top you may add in your own zip code to get the forecast for
your city.
Weekly Nielsen
Ratings
How many people watched which TV shows this week?
Where are the Best US Election Result Maps?
So I am wondering: What online US Presidential Elections visualizations are you currently watching, and why? Or vice versa, which one do you think is ineffective (and why)? Can the infosthetics crowd come to a consensus of the best election results graphs online?
Worldometers
real-time world statistics. Most zip by very quickly, but you are going to get some up-to-the-second data for your charts and graphs here.
MAC
DeltaGraph 6
Mac and Windows. Demo available. Analyze your data with the Formula Builder
and 50 mathematical and statistical functions or fit a curve
to your data with advanced regression tools. Visualize your results
with more than 80 different chart types and 200 different styles,
both 2D and 3D.
OmniGraffle
Mac. Easily create graphs and charts with this versatile tool
that's optimized for OS X. Free to try, $99 to buy.
WINDOWS
GraphSight
Looking for a graph plotting software that allows math students to explore advanced math functions? You've just stumbled upon the most hip one.
