Comments on: Cross-Country Inequality

By: Ira

Ira — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 06:32:55 +0000

Following Jennifer’s comment, that it’s not easy to locate countries of interest, I plotted all countries in one chart (didn’t include any averages, but that’s easy to do). Hope you find it useful.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 02:20:06 +0000

This looks very clean and objective. The interactive version is great, too. I agree with Brittney that highlighting the average was great as an added comparison point for the rest of the data on each chart. I was a little confused by the distributions of European countries as countries I expected to find in one “region” were actually in another. I think other viewers who have an interest in a particular country would have similar problems finding their own. Perhaps adding a mini map for each one would facilitate? or a map with the regions colored differently, and then use THAT color for the “Average” line for each specific chart? I am ask unfamiliar with the Gini coeff, but after seeing where Russia and Mexico were, I think I understood. One last thing: are you showing Social Inequality? It’s just a minor point, but the title includes Social, but the description only discusses economic.
Great job, though – a unique perspective.

By: Brittney Younger

Brittney Younger — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 02:00:55 +0000

I really enjoy the multiple charts. As a viewer, I can easily compare and contrast especially with the interactive version. I think using the median to compare low to high and highlighting the mean was a great way to analyze the disparity as well. I wonder if you could just visualize the Top 10 European countries, how would you do it? Also why include North America? Great job!