California and Florida had different approaches regarding public heath policies and COVID. California had strong rules enforcing shutdowns, mask and vaccine requirements, school closures, on so on. Florida had a more laissez-faire attitude (in fact, it prohibited localities from enacting strict measures). This resulted in fewer business closings and lower unemployment, but at what cost? … Continue reading COVID Deaths and Age
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Binned Heatmaps
The New York Times has a lot of good COVID info; one of their pages tracts the vaccine rollout rate per state. Here's today's graph: This is known as a 'heatmap' - it uses colors to differentiate the values of the regions (here, states). In this case, it's a 'binned' heatmap - the map uses … Continue reading Binned Heatmaps
“Are You From Here?”
Pop Quiz: Name the two states that have the highest percentage of residents who were born in the state. Answer: Louisiana and Michigan. You probably didn't see that coming; I know I didn't. About four of five Louisianans (78.05%) were born there. Of the remainder, 17.8% were born in other states, and 4.2% were foreign … Continue reading “Are You From Here?”