Tuesday, November 15, 2016
College Majors with Fewer Women tend to have Larger Pay Gaps
College Majors with Fewer Women tend to have Larger Pay Gaps
The Gender Pay Gap has become a key talking point for many in politics in the past few years. It is commonly quoted that women make only 77¢ for every $1 of their male counterparts. This statistic is calculated by taking the average salary of women and comparing it to the average ...
Read MoreMonday, October 31, 2016
A Look at Lynching in the United States
A Look at Lynching in the United States
With the current racial tension within the United States and the Halloween season, I have seen many posts on Facebook showing black mannequins and other human-like figures hanging from trees. These images spark debate on whether these are directly racist acts or just distasteful ...
Read MoreFriday, October 14, 2016
Launching @BestOfData
Launching @BestOfData
[Image Credit: Gizmodo]Since starting HallwayMathlete, many of my friends started having an interest in data visualization and all around data journalism. They have asked for suggestions on other websites to get top quality stories told through data analysis. The easiest answer ...
Read MoreSunday, August 7, 2016
Which is the best Pokemon in Pokemon GO?
Which is the best Pokemon in Pokemon GO?
Below are interactive graphics that display the average max CP of each Pokemon by trainer level. The first graph is of only the top Pokemon in Pokemon GO. The final graph shows all Pokemon and the following graphs are grouped by type.Tips:If you want to know which Pokemon a line ...
Read MoreSunday, July 3, 2016
Analyzing the Annual Republicans vs. Democrats Congressional Baseball Game
Analyzing the Annual Republicans vs. Democrats Congressional Baseball Game
Every year, the United States Congress takes a break from blocking each others bills and plays a charity baseball game. The best part, the teams are broken down by party lines, Republicans vs. Democrats. The tradition started in 1909 by Representative John Tener of Pennsylvania, ...
Read MoreFriday, June 24, 2016
How Gender and Race Affect Police Interactions
How Gender and Race Affect Police Interactions
Recently, police violence has become the focus of a lot of media attention. It has formed many protests and organizations around reducing police violence. Many of the organizations are specially focused on reducing violence toward blacks because it is a problem disproportionately ...
Read MoreSunday, May 29, 2016
Salaries of Presidential Primary Voters by Candidate and State
Salaries of Presidential Primary Voters by Candidate and State
The data used in this post comes from FiveThirtyEight and are put into easy to understand graphics. The first graphic shows the average salary of supports of each candidate by state. The states are ranked by highest average salary, Maryland, to the state with the lowest salary, ...
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