Publications by Patrick Rhodes
ASU Tuition by Academic Year
Description:Arizona State University tuition fees from 1987-2011.Data:https://azregents.asu.edu/ABOR%20Reports/TUITION%20HISTORY.pdfAnalysis:It has been suggested that the ‘cost’ of tuition has remained the same throughout the years, yet the ‘price’ of tuition to the students has increased. In other words, since the Arizona Board of Reg...
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Top Grossing Movies by Year (U.S.)
Description:Top grossing movie year by year, adjusted for inflation.Data:http://thenumbers.comAnalysis:This is a bit of an odd chart. It only shows the total gross of the highest grossing movie for each year. When adjusted for inflation, ‘Gone with the Wind’ is still the #1 money making movie of all time. Curiously, it seems like every�...
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MLB Year by Year Total Annual Payroll
Description:Year by year total annual payroll for Major League Baseball.Data: http://www.nsf.gov/about/congress/112/highlights/cu11_0523.jsphttp://www.baseball-databank.org/Analysis:The entire yearly budget for the National Science Foundation is currently set at $6.8 billion. By the year 2048, the total annual payroll for Major League Baseball...
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Annual Average Retail Gas Prices (adjusted for inflation) – United States
Description:Annual retail gas prices since 1950, split by Leaded and Unleaded and adjusted for inflation.Data:http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/index.cfmAnalysis:Gas prices have spiked sharply twice since 1949. Even though $3 per gallon sounds like a lot, when adjusted for inflation, it isn’t that bad when compared with some prior ye...
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SOPA / PIPA
Graph of the Week is blacked out today (January 18, 2012) to join in the online protest to the SOPA and PIPA bills.Helpful links:http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.htmlhttp://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/18/0834219/ask-slashdot-what-can-you-do-about-sopa-and-pipahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA...
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ESPN Prediction Performance for the NFL
Description:ESPN ‘experts’ predict the National Football League wins/losses each week. The above chart shows the percentage of their correct guesses and an overall trend, week by week.Data:http://espn.go.com/nfl/picksAnalysis:The graph shows an interesting trend: the ‘experts’ get worse as the season progresses. More data would be acc...
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Are Recessions Environmentally Beneficial?
Description:Total energy consumption in the United States by sector. Vertical gray lines represent periodsof recession.Data:http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/index.cfm#consumptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_United_StatesAnalysis:In the above graph, each recession is marked by a gray vertical bar at the time i...
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We Keep Our Vehicles Longer
Description: Average age of passenger cars and light trucks in the United States since 1995. The gray area represents the possible variance of the trend line with 95% confidence. Data: https://www.polk.com/company/news/average_age_of_vehicles_reaches_record_high_according_to_polk Analysis: In the last 16 years, there is a clear trend showing t...
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R-Bloggers Steadily Growing
Description: Number of blogs aggregated into the R-Bloggers news site. Data: http://www.r-bloggers.com/ Analysis: R-Bloggers is a website devoted to news and tutorials related to the R programming language. The content is generated by a growing number of R statisticians (as reflected in the chart above), providing a wealth of information. The...
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The New York Yankees Payroll vs Everyone Else (Major League Baseball)
Description: Major League Baseball payrolls for all teams since 1985. The New York Yankees payroll is highlighted with results defined by the shape of the point. Data: http://www.baseball-databank.org/ Analysis: For years fans of Major League Baseball (MLB) have been crying ‘foul!’ at the New York Yankees regarding their spending habits. Th...
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