One important area of statistics is visualization. The header for our site is taken from the National Science Foundation.
For another example see a New York times article published in 2008, the last year we had summer Olympics. Once you have the article open, drag the timeline near the top of the visualization. You will see how the distribution of countries with medal winners has evolved over time. Notice how major historical events such as the cold war has affected the medal distribution.
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