Spurious Correlations by Tyler ViGen - 190 pages
I came across an ARC of this book and thought it looked hilarious. It contains correlations between unrelated information -- with the graphs to back it up. For example, one correlation is that the number of Nicholas Cage films per year is related to the number of deaths by drowning in a swimming pool. None of the data is actually related, but it is hilarious to make the connections. The book also gives a fact or two about one of the data points with each graph. For example, the graph comparing honey-producing bee colonies in the US to nuclear weapon stockpile in Russia gives the information that it takes 800 bees life-time work to fill one honey bear. This was a great, fun read during my lunch break!
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Super Graphic: a Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe, by Tim Leong, 196 pages
Super Graphic: a Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe, by Tim Leong, 196 pages
I love that this book exists! This book is a collection of infographics about comics and graphic novels. Some are informative (a battle breakdown, wherein the percentage of wins, losses and ties according to character are recorded in bar graph form!), others are helpful (an explanation of crossover issues and how many tie-ins they required!) and others aren't technically statistical (the Chris Ware Sadness Scale) but very funny for fans of the genre. A fun work for comic book fans (the emphasis is on comic books, with graphic novels, comic strips and manga getting a few nods).
I love that this book exists! This book is a collection of infographics about comics and graphic novels. Some are informative (a battle breakdown, wherein the percentage of wins, losses and ties according to character are recorded in bar graph form!), others are helpful (an explanation of crossover issues and how many tie-ins they required!) and others aren't technically statistical (the Chris Ware Sadness Scale) but very funny for fans of the genre. A fun work for comic book fans (the emphasis is on comic books, with graphic novels, comic strips and manga getting a few nods).
Labels:
comic books,
graphic novel,
graphs,
infographics,
information,
leong,
nerds,
pfeiffer
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