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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Superlative Statistics


I've been noticing that most statistics recently reported have been described "at levels not seen since..." So, I thought I'd start a chart. This chart illustrates how far back you would have to go for a particular statistic to find a value that is "worse" than what has recently been reported. Some of the descriptions have asterisks - these signify "the worst reading ever," and the bar only tells you how far back that measure/survey goes. Of the 17 statistics listed here, 8 are "all-time worsts."


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