Comments on: Large number of new indicators added http://www.gapminder.org/news/large-numbers-of-new-indicators/ Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:04:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: fred http://www.gapminder.org/news/large-numbers-of-new-indicators/comment-page-1/#comment-293 fred Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:39:11 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/world/blog/?p=25#comment-293 I have a few indicator suggestions: religion (most useful as a different colour for every religion, using the dominant religion of each country that has one) immigration and emigration railroads (length, length per capita, new construction, passenger kilometres, passenger kilometres per capita, the same for freight) Thank you for a wonderful site. I have a few indicator suggestions:

religion (most useful as a different colour for every religion, using the dominant religion of each country that has one)

immigration and emigration

railroads (length, length per capita, new construction, passenger kilometres, passenger kilometres per capita, the same for freight)

Thank you for a wonderful site.

]]> By: Florian Burmeister http://www.gapminder.org/news/large-numbers-of-new-indicators/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Florian Burmeister Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:42:17 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/world/blog/?p=25#comment-292 I have lived in Brazil and Sweden. Brazil is violent and wealth is unevenly distributed. Sweden is safe and wealth is less unevenly distributed. I would like to see how strong the correlation between these two factors are for all countries. On the y-axis e.g. homocide per capita. On the x-axis e.g. the ratio between the income of the 20% richest and the 20% poorest. I have found neither of the indicators in the gapminder list. <blockquote>Dear Florian, you are right, so far there are no crime or violence data in Gapminder World. So that comparison cant be made, however we do have data on inequality, just click the sub-menu "Poverty and inequality" in any of the axis. I also promise to look into the violence data. /Staffan, Gapminder</blockquote> I have lived in Brazil and Sweden. Brazil is violent and wealth is unevenly distributed. Sweden is safe and wealth is less unevenly distributed. I would like to see how strong the correlation between these two factors are for all countries. On the y-axis e.g. homocide per capita. On the x-axis e.g. the ratio between the income of the 20% richest and the 20% poorest. I have found neither of the indicators in the gapminder list.

Dear Florian, you are right, so far there are no crime or violence data in Gapminder World. So that comparison cant be made, however we do have data on inequality, just click the sub-menu “Poverty and inequality” in any of the axis. I also promise to look into the violence data.

/Staffan, Gapminder

]]> By: William Andrea http://www.gapminder.org/news/large-numbers-of-new-indicators/comment-page-1/#comment-289 William Andrea Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:45:22 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/world/blog/?p=25#comment-289 Thanks for writing this great blog I really enjoyed. Thanks for writing this great blog I really enjoyed.

]]> By: Curtis Kephart http://www.gapminder.org/news/large-numbers-of-new-indicators/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Curtis Kephart Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:40:32 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/world/blog/?p=25#comment-287 Curious when the Human Development Index (HDI) may be added to Gapminder? Curious when the Human Development Index (HDI) may be added to Gapminder?

]]> By: Robin http://www.gapminder.org/news/large-numbers-of-new-indicators/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Robin Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:25:13 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/world/blog/?p=25#comment-291 I found this site which has data but not sure if this can be made in to an indicator or not http://www.adherents.com/ I found this site which has data but not sure if this can be made in to an indicator or not http://www.adherents.com/

]]> By: Robin http://www.gapminder.org/news/large-numbers-of-new-indicators/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Robin Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:20:21 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/world/blog/?p=25#comment-290 Is there any indicators depicting what pecentage of main religions are in each of the world's countries is does this also inpact life expectancy and income levels there is a video that has me concerned and I would like to see if it may be true http://perfectlyhuman.multiply.com/video/item/8 Is there any indicators depicting what pecentage of main religions are in each of the world’s countries is does this also inpact life expectancy and income levels there is a video that has me concerned and I would like to see if it may be true http://perfectlyhuman.multiply.com/video/item/8

]]> By: Teijo http://www.gapminder.org/news/large-numbers-of-new-indicators/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Teijo Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:25:49 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/world/blog/?p=25#comment-285 Hello, Interesting pages! I would like to see indicators related to transport, freight and passenger traffic. Such as number on cars, trucks, amount of passenger and freight kilometres with´different transport methods etc etc. Only ones I was able to find was aviation indicators. Regards Teijo Hello,

Interesting pages!
I would like to see indicators related to transport, freight and passenger traffic. Such as number on cars, trucks, amount of passenger and freight kilometres with´different transport methods etc etc. Only ones I was able to find was aviation indicators.

Regards Teijo

]]> By: Mattias http://www.gapminder.org/news/large-numbers-of-new-indicators/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Mattias Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:52:19 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/world/blog/?p=25#comment-281 Humbaba3000BC, This is indeed an important feature that we must find a better way of solving as we add more and more indicators. For now, the best, but clearly very imperfect way, is to go to the page "indicators in gapminder world" (you find it in the right side on the top of this page): http://www.gapminder.org/world/blog/?page_id=5 There you can find a link called "download indicator list to excel". If you download that list you get the present list of indicators we have, and the headings of each indicator (in the columns "menue level 1" and menue level 2". Once you have the list you can use the search functions in excel to find the indicators you want, and see under what headings in the graph you find them. Hopefully we come up with some better way of searching for indicators in the not too distant future. Regards, mattias, Gapminder Humbaba3000BC,
This is indeed an important feature that we must find a better way of solving as we add more and more indicators. For now, the best, but clearly very imperfect way, is to go to the page “indicators in gapminder world” (you find it in the right side on the top of this page):
http://www.gapminder.org/world/blog/?page_id=5

There you can find a link called “download indicator list to excel”. If you download that list you get the present list of indicators we have, and the headings of each indicator (in the columns “menue level 1″ and menue level 2″.

Once you have the list you can use the search functions in excel to find the indicators you want, and see under what headings in the graph you find them.

Hopefully we come up with some better way of searching for indicators in the not too distant future.

Regards,
mattias, Gapminder

]]> By: Humbaba3000BC http://www.gapminder.org/news/large-numbers-of-new-indicators/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Humbaba3000BC Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:12:24 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/world/blog/?p=25#comment-284 Index of indicators? I really appreciate all the new indicators that have been added to GapMinder. Unfortunately, I am now having trouble remembering where each indicator is located. Is there an index of the hierarchy of indicators? Thank you for your help, Humbaba3000BC Index of indicators?

I really appreciate all the new indicators that have been added to GapMinder. Unfortunately, I am now having trouble remembering where each indicator is located. Is there an index of the hierarchy of indicators?

Thank you for your help,
Humbaba3000BC

]]> By: Humbaba3000BC http://www.gapminder.org/news/large-numbers-of-new-indicators/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Humbaba3000BC Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:58:32 +0000 http://www.gapminder.org/world/blog/?p=25#comment-280 Klara, Thank you for your response. Unfortunately, I do not know of any other databases which might provide information on death rates. I looked at the human mortality database and found that it had a lot of the information. Unfortunately, the data was not in a Gapminder-friendly form. If I run across a website that has the necessary information I will let you know. Humbaba3000BC Klara,

Thank you for your response. Unfortunately, I do not know of any other databases which might provide information on death rates. I looked at the human mortality database and found that it had a lot of the information. Unfortunately, the data was not in a Gapminder-friendly form.

If I run across a website that has the necessary information I will let you know.

Humbaba3000BC

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