Comments on: 2005 US Income Distribution http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/ Making the "Invisible Hand" Visible Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:30:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Catherine http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-23340 Catherine Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:50:29 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-23340 Yes, I have Tufte's books but I liked his presentation better. I think he is able to explain his ideas more clearly when he presents them himself. Yes, I have Tufte’s books but I liked his presentation better. I think he is able to explain his ideas more clearly when he presents them himself.

]]> By: Al Maurer http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-22999 Al Maurer Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:28:33 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-22999 Nice graphs! I especially like the percentile scores at the bottom of the graph. Are you a fan of Edward Tufte? Nice graphs! I especially like the percentile scores at the bottom of the graph. Are you a fan of Edward Tufte?

]]> By: Mark R http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-21372 Mark R Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:30:13 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-21372 Im taking your data at face value but the graph on your other page showing average income to the early 1900s being over 10000 doesnt seem practically right. I graduated in 1977 with a degree and a cpa certificate and my annual salary was 15,000 Assuming your data is numerically correct, the top wage earners wouldnt seem to be enough to skew it so I suspect the denominator is suspect however defined Im taking your data at face value but the graph on your other page showing average income to the early 1900s being over 10000 doesnt seem practically right. I graduated in 1977 with a degree and a cpa certificate and my annual salary was 15,000 Assuming your data is numerically correct, the top wage earners wouldnt seem to be enough to skew it so I suspect the denominator is suspect however defined

]]> By: igudo » Are you (relatively) rich? http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-18318 igudo » Are you (relatively) rich? Thu, 15 May 2008 05:28:34 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-18318 [...] to a new favorite VisualizingEconomics]  (Note that this chart excludes incomes over $250K/year which amounts to < [...] […] to a new favorite VisualizingEconomics]  (Note that this chart excludes incomes over $250K/year which amounts to < […]

]]> By: US Income distribution « Hawthorne Effect http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-16188 US Income distribution « Hawthorne Effect Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:09:55 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-16188 [...] — pelkabo @ 5:09 am Via the endlessly fascinating Visualizing Economics, here is the distribution of household income in the US in 2005.  Although intellectually I knew that income followed a Pareto distribution, I guess I [...] […] — pelkabo @ 5:09 am Via the endlessly fascinating Visualizing Economics, here is the distribution of household income in the US in 2005.  Although intellectually I knew that income followed a Pareto distribution, I guess I […]

]]> By: David Kerlick http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-14990 David Kerlick Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:34:55 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-14990 Have you considered Ben Schneiderman's (U of MD) "Tree Maps?" It's a way of plotting how much of the pie each percentile gets. Hint, half of the graph is taken up by 1 percentile, and the other boxes are scrunched... Have you considered Ben Schneiderman’s (U of MD)
“Tree Maps?” It’s a way of plotting how much
of the pie each percentile gets. Hint, half of the graph is taken up by 1 percentile, and the other boxes are scrunched…

]]> By: Andy http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-7941 Andy Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:23:06 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-7941 Now what would be really interesting is to get an income distribution change over time, like your average income over time graph. Now what would be really interesting is to get an income distribution change over time, like your average income over time graph.

]]> By: Chris Johnson http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-7918 Chris Johnson Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:43:22 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-7918 nice, but 2 ways to improve: 1) It would be helpful if you drew the vertical and labeled it - nobody wants to count those little houses and then multiply by 500K. 2) little houses should be drawn only on the graph, and where it explains that each house represents 500 k housholds. Do not dra it next to total household count and next to count of households below 250k - it confuses the reader. nice, but 2 ways to improve:

1) It would be helpful if you drew the vertical and labeled it - nobody wants to count those little houses and then multiply by 500K.

2) little houses should be drawn only on the graph, and where it explains that each house represents 500 k housholds.
Do not dra it next to total household count and next to count of households below 250k - it confuses the reader.

]]> By: Economic Eras in Modern U.S. History « we xo you http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-4209 Economic Eras in Modern U.S. History « we xo you Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:27:44 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/11/05/2005-us-income-distribution/#comment-4209 [...] For further reading, Visualising Economics’ 2005 income distribution graph. [...] […] For further reading, Visualising Economics’ 2005 income distribution graph. […]

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