United States Statistics App

S. Stefansen
March 1st 2016

Plotting the seventies. Today.

Welcome

Welcome to the United States Statistics App.

This app brings you an awesome new way to view statistical data from the seventies. It covers various aspects of life and death in the United States at that time.

Get answers to questions such as:

  • Does murder affect life expectancy ? (yes)
  • Do bigger states have more illiterate poeple ? (no)
  • Does frost affect income ? (it's complicated)

… and much more.

Overview

The app allows you to plot various statistical variables agaist eachother.

Example plot:

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Selecting the variables

You may select an x and a y variable to be used in the plot. This is done via the drop-down boxes as shown here:

Selectors

There's a total of no less than 8 variables to choose from!

Mix and match to create your favourite plot!

How smooth do you like it?

But wait there's more!!! You are even able to select the type of smoother you want for the plot. Options include

  • Linear
  • Loess

It looks great in the app…

Smoother

Have fun plotting!