Comments on: Income of United States, Japan, India, China, and Indonesia since 1500 http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/ Thu, 17 May 2012 22:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Moron Ish http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 Moron Ish Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:00:00 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/#comment-1216 kul kul kul kul

]]> By: Friday’s Reading List : PROSPECT Blog http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Friday’s Reading List : PROSPECT Blog Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:47:58 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/#comment-382 [...] International GDP over the long-term (Visualizing Economics). [...] [...] International GDP over the long-term (Visualizing Economics). [...]

]]> By: random person http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/comment-page-1/#comment-381 random person Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:58:04 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/#comment-381 i agree with the commie and the log guy, ppp per capita and log scale pls i agree with the commie and the log guy, ppp per capita and log scale pls

]]> By: John Lam http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/comment-page-1/#comment-380 John Lam Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:18:58 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/#comment-380 Darn, your Wordpress settings culled my graphic. Readers can simply click http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1017596/wolframalpha-20100729075113515.gif John Darn, your WordPress settings culled my graphic. Readers can simply click http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1017596/wolframalpha-20100729075113515.gif

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]]> By: John Lam http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/comment-page-1/#comment-379 John Lam Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:15:54 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/#comment-379 Indeed, presenting the data in log scale helps identify a trend, for the past 20 years the US and Japan have slowed while China, India, and Indonesia have accelerated. <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=GDP+per+capita+of+US+Japan+China+India+Indonesia" rel="nofollow">Wolfram Alpha</a> present me the quick graphic below: I can see a linear scale makes a more dramatic point, especially to those who don't understand logarithms, but a log scale lets us see blips in trends. That's simply more useful, and gives a reason for folks to learn logarithms. Indeed, presenting the data in log scale helps identify a trend, for the past 20 years the US and Japan have slowed while China, India, and Indonesia have accelerated.

Wolfram Alpha present me the quick graphic below:

I can see a linear scale makes a more dramatic point, especially to those who don’t understand logarithms, but a log scale lets us see blips in trends. That’s simply more useful, and gives a reason for folks to learn logarithms.

]]> By: John Lam http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/comment-page-1/#comment-378 John Lam Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:43:57 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/#comment-378 I can see a linear scale makes a more dramatic point, especially to those who don't understand logarithms, but i also echo the call for a log scale. It lets us see blips in trends, and it's simply more useful. Maybe presenting a link or infographic on logarithms would help. I can see a linear scale makes a more dramatic point, especially to those who don’t understand logarithms, but i also echo the call for a log scale. It lets us see blips in trends, and it’s simply more useful.

Maybe presenting a link or infographic on logarithms would help.

]]> By: ysdgfywgy http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/comment-page-1/#comment-377 ysdgfywgy Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:42:29 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/#comment-377 U guys suck whats the point of leaving a website that says its going to have the average income when it doesnt so Fuck u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U guys suck whats the point of leaving a website that says its going to have the average income when it doesnt so Fuck u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: halbhh http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/comment-page-1/#comment-376 halbhh Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:15:42 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/#comment-376 Please use a log graph so as to enable seeing the recent moves for China et al more clearly. Also, please consider doing a graph since 1950 using real (normalized to inflation) numbers. But, let me say, nice graph -- makes me want more. Please use a log graph so as to enable seeing the recent moves for China et al more clearly. Also, please consider doing a graph since 1950 using real (normalized to inflation) numbers.

But, let me say, nice graph — makes me want more.

]]> By: PG http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/comment-page-1/#comment-375 PG Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:24:19 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/#comment-375 Will be more enlightening if you do the comparison, in terms of PPP, because in the end for the common man thats what matters most. Will be more enlightening if you do the comparison, in terms of PPP, because in the end for the common man thats what matters most.

]]> By: brian http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/comment-page-1/#comment-374 brian Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:30:42 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/01/27/income-of-united-states-japan-india-china-and-indonesia-since-1500/#comment-374 yeah, ... i second the request for a log scale :-P. hardly useful without it. yeah, … i second the request for a log scale :-P . hardly useful without it.

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