Surprising results For purposes of this article, any mention of homicide rates refers to reported homicide rates. Open vs Closed In mostly open countries (full democracies), the homicide rates are rather low when compared to other types of...
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The NFL: Pass or Lose
The rushing game is slowly disappearing. Heave That Sucker When it doubt, chunk the pigskin. Whether you like it or not, NFL (National Football League) teams are relying upon passing more and more. Looking at the above chart, the average p...
Finding Earth II
By 2030, we will have found approximately 10,000 exoplanets. "If it is just us... seems like an awful waste of space." -- from the movie Contact (1997) based on the book Contact by Carl Sagan. By the year 2030, it's possible that over ten th...
Live Longer – Choose Your Country Wisely (if you can)
Full democracy countries are the ones in which to live. This week's story could start and end with the above graph with almost no further explanation. But that wouldn't do it justice. So, like so many of the past articles on "Graph o...
Small Countries Stablize by Exporting High-Tech
Smaller countries lead the way. When you think of 'high-tech', which countries come to mind? What is 'High-Tech'? Before continuing, what is meant by the term 'high-tech'? As defined by the World Data Bank, high-technology exports ar...
Flying: Boredom and Terror
Data represents all planes (not just commercial planes) for the United States "There are only two emotions on a plane: boredom and terror." -- Orson Welles, interview to celebrate his 70th birthday, The Times of London, 6 May 1985. ...
Enjoy Low Income Tax Rates
Tax rates were higher in the past... Joe derisively snorted at the pay stub in his hand. Crumpling it into a ball, he wound up like a baseball pitcher and fast-balled the wad of paper across the room. It bounced unsatisfyi...
U.S. Soldiers Died from What?
Prior to WWII, the majority of soldiers died from disease and infection. The Invisible Enemy Often Killed You Before Your Political Enemy Imagine the scene: thousands of military men laying on cots, makeshift beds, or the floor ...
Nordic Countries Dominate the World in Internet Penetration
Something about that cold weather... The number of internet users in the Nordic countries has greatly outpaced the world by comparison. Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland - all in the elite echelon. These countries share a common ancestry -...
March Madness! Wanna Win?
Description: Winning percentage of all NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Champions. Analysis: Down by one, the ball spins in his hand as he dribbles up the floor. With tennis shoes squeaking, he feints left, then right. Glancing up at the clock,...
Zero Inflated Models and Generalized Linear Mixed Models with R.
Zuur, Saveliev, Ieno (2012).
