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Dona Wong, whose graphics book I reviewed two years ago ( link ), has recently joined the New York Fed to lead an effort to visualize data. This is exciting because consumers are unlikely to learn anything from Excel spreadsheets, HTML tables, etc. which are the typical formats of public data. One of their efforts is visualization of mortgage delinquency data in the Tri-state and Long Island regions ( link ).
Why Census matters to you
Census is any country is important in making major policy decisions and can affect your day-to-day, but it's not always obvious how. Leading up to the August 9 Australia Census, the Australian Bureau of Statistics put together an interactive called Spotlight , which helps its citizens understand the data a little better. Spotlight takes some of the data from the last Census - conducted in 2006 - and turns it into a simple interactive movie, to show just a few of the interesting things that the Census can tell us about Australia's people and population.
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