Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Playing with Data

There was a time when I was passionate about figuring out the actual situation of social and economic development of India. I would set up alerts, and find how India compares with other countries in news about GDP., cotton exports, anything. The results were a huge let down, if you put up a chart we'll be somewhere near mean, and sometimes, below mean. I got bored, and stopped doing this.

So, when I came to know about Google Public Data Explorer, I couldn't resist checking some boxes and see what comes up. This is what you get-

This is urban access to sanitation facilities- mostly toilets, I think-



And this is contraceptive usage among women of the age of fifteen and forty-nine:



We need to bridge a large gulf to catch up with Sri Lanka, way ahead of us.

Do play around with Google Public Data Explorer- let's see what you get.
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2 comments:

  1. So the best place to be in when you are in s**t is Pakistan and safest to copulate is China, if what you get doesn't let your spirits down. Nice places. I like the Pakistan bit.

    :))

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  2. Thanks for the link. That's very useful

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