Much has been made of our President’s historically low approval ratings, so I wanted to put some context to the numbers. Thanks to the Roper Center Public Opinion Archives, I was able to do just that.
Bush’s low of 19% is the lowest of all presidents in the age of polling. That number came in September [...]
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Voter Turnout in 2008 Revisited
In my last post on voter turnout, I promised an update when final numbers were in…and here we are. In the meantime, I’ve been researching the topic and found Dr. Michael McDonald’s United States Elections Project to be extremely valuable. I’ll summarize, but I encourage you to check out the US Elections Project Web site.
The [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Here are some fun turkey stats, in honor of the meal many of us are having today. And courtesy of the USDA and the National Turkey Federation (who knew there was such a thing?). Who knew we ate 18 lbs of turkey per person last year? Actually, I’m not surprised because I love turkey. Or [...]
Obama – McCain Election Draws Record Voter Turnout in 2008
UPDATE 11/7/2008: The Federal Election Commission has lowered it’s preliminary estimate of people who voted in the 2008 election to 122,253,622. That’s only 61.9% of all eligible voters, which hasn’t been bested since 1964 (Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater). But the numbers remain preliminary, so I’ll revisit everything when it is finalized. Thanks! –frets
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Yesterday’s election [...]
Halloween Aftermath: Candy Stats
I woke up this morning to the joyful sound of my 3 kids sorting and trading their Halloween loot. They had meticulously sorted their candy by type (even my 6 year-old), and gave me the idea for what you see here. We talked about the various ways we could analyze this “data,” and the kids [...]
Gas Prices and the 2008 Presidential Election
Ever since my last post, I’ve watched the gas price at local stations keep coming down! What a welcome relief. It seems like the only thing coming down faster is the stock market (ba dum bum). But seriously folks, I wanted to see how this year stacks up against prior years, so here it is:
Now [...]
Are Gas Prices Manipulated Before Presidential Elections?
Are gas prices manipulated to go down prior to a Presidential election? My research led me to look at the national level because the data for states is difficult to ascertain, and probably irrelevant. According to the EIA, in particular their Oil Market Basics publication, the largest variance in gas prices would occur at the [...]
How Much is 700 Billion Dollars?
Note: I edited this 9/29, to add the # of seconds and equate it all with $. Amazing how much better my brain works in the morning vs. the evening.
I recently got an email forwarded to me titled The Economic Plan I Endorse, which argued that the $85B buyout of AIG should instead be [...]
Gas Price Fluctuations
Jamie and Rich v’s comments on another post got me looking at gas price trends before Presidential elections. I’ve heard comments that gas prices go down prior to an election, and even suspected there may be some manipulation at work.
But as I was looking into data for THAT story, I found it fascinating to analyze [...]
A Tale of Two Cars
Last year, I sold my sports car for a Honda Fit. I wanted to do something with all this mileage data I collect, so I thought comparing a full year of ownership for each car would be fun. Little did I know how much money I’m saving since I sold that car (I guess I [...]
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