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I love the visualization here - but I'm not quite sure what it's showing me. Is the increase compared to the starting point, or is it a year on year change? I
by elthran 11y ago
I love the visualization here - but I'm not quite sure what it's showing me.
Is the increase compared to the starting point, or is it a year on year change?
I'm also unsure as to whether the white colour was the best choice for the largest change group - my mind was instantly associating it with a small change, for whatever reason/
- anewhnaccount 11y agoAccording to the label, it's year on year. The slider should have two control points so you can view any interval.
- Symbiote 11y agoAre you sure? The homepage says "Scroll, zoom and click on individual stations to see how passenger numbers have changed since 1997". I think it's for the whole period. Many stations are white at the end, but have no reason for the increase to have been in the final year. Picking one I used to travel through [1], it's white on the map, last year's increase was <10%, but the increase since 1997 is huge. (Also, this is Great Britain, since Northern Ireland isn't included.) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_Bridge_railway_station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_Bridge_railway_station
- harry-wood 11y agoYeah I noticed that too. The glowing red embers turn white hot with increase ...mostly towards the end. Because we're comparing with 1997 levels. I suppose that shows the general trend well, but it's not so good for actually spotting patterns of change as the time slider moves.
- Reason077 11y agoIt's surely for the whole period. Even the fastest-growing stations could not sustain 500% growth, year after year!