MetaFilter posts tagged with statistics and graphs

Does your son's name end with the letter "n"?

srs — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:01:35 -0800

Andrew Gelman recently posted this strange trend in baby naming originally posted on Laura Wattenberg's blog in 2007. Why do so many boys' names now end with the letter "n"?

Craigstistics

Korou — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:50:42 -0800

Craigslistindex graphs data pulled from Craigslist listings. On the front page you can compare the costs of different regions. Listed in further detail are: rental, real estate, auto, and overall pricings; as well as personal and job listings. (via Mashup Awards, more Craigslist Mashups)

Lies, damned lies, and graphs

artifarce — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:19:48 -0800

Graph your life at MIT's Mycrocosm. Simple interface. Interesting potential. Worrying about. Freelance: No Idea What the Hell Is Going On. Food and Liquid Consumption. Also allows for sharing datasets with other users.

mathowie — Fri, 25 Jan 2002 22:38:24 -0800

Alterslash takes all the hard work out of reading Slashdot. On a single page, it compiles the day's headlines, along with the top five rated comments on each, and graphs the signal % over time for each thread. Think of it as an automatic digest, showing just the best of Slashdot, each day.