Gapminder

It's easy to hate statistics. Mark Twain once said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Indeed, statistical methods are arduous to learn, statistics assumptions are constantly challenged, and its results usually open to wild interpretation. Inflation in Argentina, economic growth in China, inequality in the United States are some of the statistical analyses typically associated with shady political agendas. And yet, without statistics the policy-making process and its discussion would be extremely difficult. Stats are here to stay and the best we can do is present them in a clear, fair, and humble fashion. Thankfully, there is “Gapminder,” a glorious tool for those wary of statistics. Even if you have long given up on statistics, you will find Gapminder’s use of data a timely revelation. Gapminder is easy to use (there are tutorials available), browse, search, and it has tons of cool applications . Go check it out!