Hey Elliott - took me a bit to notice, but it looks like the folks @NBC spaced the poll results evenly along the x axis. Makes the Obama years look a lot more stable just because of the number of polls. Here's a chart w/the axis corrected (w/a loess instead of connecting the points):
Hey Elliott - took me a bit to notice, but it looks like the folks @NBC spaced the poll results evenly along the x axis. Makes the Obama years look a lot more stable just because of the number of polls. Here's a chart w/the axis corrected (w/a loess instead of connecting the points):
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/markjrieke/thedatadiary/main/2021.05.03-misc_ish/p1.png
Hi Mark - Great catch and great alternative chart. Also just checked out your blog, which is great. Keep up the good work
Thanks! It's mostly a space to practice writing & coding, but I appreciate the feedback (: