A beta online version of this software can be found here:

 

http://www.gapminder.org/world/#$majorMode=chart$

 

rgds,
David

 

-----Original Message-----
From: r-sig-geo-bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch
[mailto:r-sig-geo-bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Agustin Lobo
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 4:55 PM
To: sig-geo; martí orta; Jaime Paneque Galvez; Ana Catarina Luz;
Alexander.Rincon@uab.cat
Subject: [R-sig-Geo] Hans Rosling presentations

 

This is a bit off-topic, but these 2 videos

are an extraordinary example of the use of

interactive statistical graphics:

 

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4237353244338529080&sourceid=searchf
eed

 

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_pove
rty.html

 

 

...and a master piece of how to communicate a very important message to 

the public.

 

Agus

 

-- 

Dr. Agustin Lobo

Institut de Ciencies de la Terra "Jaume Almera" (CSIC)

LLuis Sole Sabaris s/n

08028 Barcelona

Spain

Tel. 34 934095410

Fax. 34 934110012

email: Agustin.Lobo@ija.csic.es

http://www.ija.csic.es/gt/obster

 

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