Public Data Explorer Eurostat, Indicateurs démographiques Eurostat Indicateurs démographiques annuels. Ce jeu de données a été préparé par Google à partir de données téléchargées depuis le site d'Eurostat. Chômage en Europe (données mensuelles) données sur le chômage harmonisé pour les pays européens. Salaire minimum en Europe Salaire mensuel brut minimum en euros ou parités de pouvoir d'achat, données semi-annuelles. Dette publique en Europe Statistiques sur les finances publiques des pays européens. Transport routier en Europe Statistiques du transport routier pour les pays européens.
The Functional Art: An Introduction to Information Graphics and Visualization Oxford Internet Institute - Webcasts Datavisualization.ch Making data analytics work for you--instead of the other way around Does your data have a purpose? If not, you’re spinning your wheels. Here’s how to discover one and then translate it into action. The data-analytics revolution now under way has the potential to transform how companies organize, operate, manage talent, and create value. But that’s also a mistake. This article describes eight critical elements contributing to clarity of purpose and an ability to act. After all, performance—not pristine data sets, interesting patterns, or killer algorithms—is ultimately the point. ‘Purpose-driven’ data “Better performance” will mean different things to different companies. Ask the right questions The precise question your organization should ask depends on your best-informed priorities. One large financial company erred by embarking on just that sort of open-ended exercise: it sought to collect as much data as possible and then see what turned up. Think really small . . . and very big The smallest edge can make the biggest difference. Embrace taboos
World population to top 7 billion before 2012 The latest demographic estimates from the United Nations indicate that the global human population will top 7 billion before 2012. The population division of the department of economic and social affairs has released a report suggesting that the milestone will be achieved a mere 12 years after the 6 billion figure was hit in 1999. Another 2.3 billion are expected to be added by 2050, with human population hitting 10.1 billion in 2100. Almost all of the projected increase by 2050 will take place in less developed areas, with almost half occurring in Africa, causing significant infrastructure issues. Populations of more developed countries are expected to stay fairly constant, however they will age -- potentially causing issues with fewer working-age adults available to support retirees. Of course, because a significant number of births and deaths go unrecorded, there's considerable uncertainty around these estimates.
Masters of Media Tackling the Digital Divide It has been some time since we last blogged about our work relating to Assisted Digital. While we’ve been quiet, we have been busy working with our stakeholders to develop our thinking about the Assisted Digital (supporting access to Digital by Default services) and Digital Inclusion (tackling the issues that prevent everyone getting online) agendas. Of course, during this period, work has also continued on tackling the Digital Divide by encouraging people to get online. Therefore, it is great to see that the efforts of the Race Online 2012 campaign team and its partners (with Digital Champion Martha Lane Fox at the helm) are making real progress. This takes the total number of adults who have been online at least once to 41.6m, equating to over 83% of the population. Of course, once a person has sampled the benefits of being online, we must do more to ensure that they can stay online.
DataVis.ca Gallery of Data Visualization This Gallery of Data Visualization displays some examples of the Best and Worst of Statistical Graphics, with the view that the contrast may be useful, inform current practice, and provide some pointers to both historical and current work. We go from what is arguably the best statistical graphic ever drawn, to the current record-holder for the worst. Like good writing, good graphical displays of data communicate ideas with clarity, precision, and efficiency. Like poor writing, bad graphical displays distort or obscure the data, make it harder to understand or compare, or otherwise thwart the communicative effect which the graph should convey. [See the Bad Writing Contest for examples of The Best of Bad Writing. Do you know of other examples of the Best or Worst in Statistical Graphics on the Web? These pages are organized as a collection of images, along with a few of the 1000 words each may be worth and some links to original sources.
La Cnil ouvre un débat sur le pouvoir des algorithmes Ces formules mathématiques sont au cœur du succès de Netflix, Facebook ou Google. L'autorité en charge du respect de la vie privée lance un cycle de débats publics sur ce thème, en présence de personnalités du numérique. L'algorithme, c'est un peu comme le gluten: beaucoup en parlent, mais peu savent vraiment de quoi il s'agit. D'ici à l'automne 2017, l'autorité indépendante rendra une synthèse publique de l'ensemble des échanges et des enjeux soulevés au cours de l'année. Qu'il s'agisse de l'itinéraire d'un chauffeur Uber, des amis suggérés sur Facebook ou encore des recommandations de films sur Netflix, les algorithmes au cœur de ces décisions ont de nombreux détracteurs. Début décembre, un rapport sur leur régulation a ainsi été commenté par la secrétaire d'État chargée du numérique Axelle Lemaire. La Cnil s'ajoute désormais à cet effort collectif de vulgarisation de l'enjeu algorithmique.
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