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We’ve seen this before:
The datasaurus.
12 datasets, same summary stats.
But one’s a T-rex.
arxiv.org/abs/2108.05182
We’ve seen this before:
The datasaurus.
12 datasets, same summary stats.
But one’s a T-rex.
arxiv.org/abs/2108.05182
Jurassic Mark: Inattentional Blindness for a Datasaurus Reveals...
Graphs effectively communicate data because they capitalize on the visual system's ability to rapidly extract patterns. Yet, this pattern extraction does not occur in a single glance. Instead,...
arxiv.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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We’ve seen this before:
The datasaurus.
12 datasets, same summary stats.
But one’s a T-rex.
arxiv.org/abs/2108.05182
We’ve seen this before:
The datasaurus.
12 datasets, same summary stats.
But one’s a T-rex.
arxiv.org/abs/2108.05182
Thanks, I already have the Datasaurus in my notes! (Although being delivered by someone else this academic year.)
January 4, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Thanks, I already have the Datasaurus in my notes! (Although being delivered by someone else this academic year.)
There some great open source tools that do this with little effort.
In addition to Abscome’s quartet, you can also play with the Datasaurus Dozen.
www.research.autodesk.com/publications...
In addition to Abscome’s quartet, you can also play with the Datasaurus Dozen.
www.research.autodesk.com/publications...
Same Stats, Different Graphs: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics through Simulated Annealing
Why graphical representation and visualization are so important to...
www.research.autodesk.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
There some great open source tools that do this with little effort.
In addition to Abscome’s quartet, you can also play with the Datasaurus Dozen.
www.research.autodesk.com/publications...
In addition to Abscome’s quartet, you can also play with the Datasaurus Dozen.
www.research.autodesk.com/publications...
@datasaurus Yeah, before I follow someone I usually check how often they post per day. I like your idea of making a list for occasionally checking in!
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
@datasaurus Yeah, before I follow someone I usually check how often they post per day. I like your idea of making a list for occasionally checking in!
@datasaurus Oh, you make a very excellent point!
December 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
@datasaurus Oh, you make a very excellent point!
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@datasaurus/115574459249493358
Hey Fediverse, I just published a paper! It's been almost a decade since I was the lead author on a peer-reviewed paper -- I've been working on government reports and internal stuff-and-things behind the scenes. It feels really good to […]
Hey Fediverse, I just published a paper! It's been almost a decade since I was the lead author on a peer-reviewed paper -- I've been working on government reports and internal stuff-and-things behind the scenes. It feels really good to […]
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@datasaurus/115574459249493358
Hey Fediverse, I just published a paper! It's been almost a decade since I was the lead author on a peer-reviewed paper -- I've been working on government reports and internal stuff-and-things behind the scenes. It feels really good to […]
Hey Fediverse, I just published a paper! It's been almost a decade since I was the lead author on a peer-reviewed paper -- I've been working on government reports and internal stuff-and-things behind the scenes. It feels really good to […]
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This group of 13 datasets is known as the Datasaurus Dozen, and was created by scientists to be used by students learning to work with data.
https://about.dataclassroom.com/ready-to-teach/datasaurus
Students explore a set of datasets through both their summary statistics and through graphing.
https://about.dataclassroom.com/ready-to-teach/datasaurus
Students explore a set of datasets through both their summary statistics and through graphing.
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This group of 13 datasets is known as the Datasaurus Dozen, and was created by scientists to be used by students learning to work with data.
https://about.dataclassroom.com/ready-to-teach/datasaurus
Students explore a set of datasets through both their summary statistics and through graphing.
https://about.dataclassroom.com/ready-to-teach/datasaurus
Students explore a set of datasets through both their summary statistics and through graphing.
Needs more Datasaurus www.research.autodesk.com/publications...
Same Stats, Different Graphs: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics through Simulated Annealing
Why graphical representation and visualization are so important to...
www.research.autodesk.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Needs more Datasaurus www.research.autodesk.com/publications...
Agreed it is important to have the experiment context in there! And fair point that box plots can be confusing to audiences. Any summary will lose information, so showing the data alongside summaries keep them honest. Have you seen the datasaurus dozen? www.research.autodesk.com/publications...
Same Stats, Different Graphs: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics through Simulated Annealing
Why graphical representation and visualization are so important to...
www.research.autodesk.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Agreed it is important to have the experiment context in there! And fair point that box plots can be confusing to audiences. Any summary will lose information, so showing the data alongside summaries keep them honest. Have you seen the datasaurus dozen? www.research.autodesk.com/publications...
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We’ve seen this before:
The datasaurus.
12 datasets, same summary stats.
But one’s a T-rex.
arxiv.org/abs/2108.05182
We’ve seen this before:
The datasaurus.
12 datasets, same summary stats.
But one’s a T-rex.
arxiv.org/abs/2108.05182
Jurassic Mark: Inattentional Blindness for a Datasaurus Reveals...
Graphs effectively communicate data because they capitalize on the visual system's ability to rapidly extract patterns. Yet, this pattern extraction does not occur in a single glance. Instead,...
arxiv.org
October 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
8/
We’ve seen this before:
The datasaurus.
12 datasets, same summary stats.
But one’s a T-rex.
arxiv.org/abs/2108.05182
We’ve seen this before:
The datasaurus.
12 datasets, same summary stats.
But one’s a T-rex.
arxiv.org/abs/2108.05182
@datasaurus I'm a bit uncomfortable with the advice to start CPR if they may still have a pulse, since as someone else pointed out (indirectly) elsewhere in the thread, if you're doing CPR properly you're likely to break a few ribs, which is an outcome to be avoided if possible. I'm pretty sure […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
August 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
@datasaurus I'm a bit uncomfortable with the advice to start CPR if they may still have a pulse, since as someone else pointed out (indirectly) elsewhere in the thread, if you're doing CPR properly you're likely to break a few ribs, which is an outcome to be avoided if possible. I'm pretty sure […]
I should add the Datasaurus dozen to my slides for my analytics class instead of doing Anscombe (or in addition) as it is easier to relate to
June 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I should add the Datasaurus dozen to my slides for my analytics class instead of doing Anscombe (or in addition) as it is easier to relate to
Yes. Plot everything. (Do not put all of those plots in your paper/lab report!)
A favourite exercise when I taught stats was to get students to calculate the mean and std deviation of one set each from the 'Datasaurus dozen', and then get them to plot their data! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datasau...
A favourite exercise when I taught stats was to get students to calculate the mean and std deviation of one set each from the 'Datasaurus dozen', and then get them to plot their data! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datasau...
June 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Yes. Plot everything. (Do not put all of those plots in your paper/lab report!)
A favourite exercise when I taught stats was to get students to calculate the mean and std deviation of one set each from the 'Datasaurus dozen', and then get them to plot their data! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datasau...
A favourite exercise when I taught stats was to get students to calculate the mean and std deviation of one set each from the 'Datasaurus dozen', and then get them to plot their data! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datasau...
8/
We’ve seen this before:
The datasaurus.
12 datasets, same summary stats.
But one’s a T-rex.
arxiv.org/abs/2108.05182
We’ve seen this before:
The datasaurus.
12 datasets, same summary stats.
But one’s a T-rex.
arxiv.org/abs/2108.05182
Jurassic Mark: Inattentional Blindness for a Datasaurus Reveals...
Graphs effectively communicate data because they capitalize on the visual system's ability to rapidly extract patterns. Yet, this pattern extraction does not occur in a single glance. Instead,...
arxiv.org
May 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
8/
We’ve seen this before:
The datasaurus.
12 datasets, same summary stats.
But one’s a T-rex.
arxiv.org/abs/2108.05182
We’ve seen this before:
The datasaurus.
12 datasets, same summary stats.
But one’s a T-rex.
arxiv.org/abs/2108.05182
@datasaurus @jonobie Could be the result of “shrinkflation”, where instead of raising prices they put less and less of the product into the container over time.
April 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
@datasaurus @jonobie Could be the result of “shrinkflation”, where instead of raising prices they put less and less of the product into the container over time.
📝 "Data Morph: Moving Beyond the Datasaurus Dozen"
👤 Stefanie Molin
📖 Data Morph: Shape-shift your data! Open-source Python package.
🔗 https://stefaniemolin.com/articles/data-science/introducing-data-morph
#pyladies#python#oldiebutgoodie
👤 Stefanie Molin
📖 Data Morph: Shape-shift your data! Open-source Python package.
🔗 https://stefaniemolin.com/articles/data-science/introducing-data-morph
#pyladies#python#oldiebutgoodie
April 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
📝 "Data Morph: Moving Beyond the Datasaurus Dozen"
👤 Stefanie Molin
📖 Data Morph: Shape-shift your data! Open-source Python package.
🔗 https://stefaniemolin.com/articles/data-science/introducing-data-morph
#pyladies#python#oldiebutgoodie
👤 Stefanie Molin
📖 Data Morph: Shape-shift your data! Open-source Python package.
🔗 https://stefaniemolin.com/articles/data-science/introducing-data-morph
#pyladies#python#oldiebutgoodie
If you want a follow-up, you could show the Datasaurus Dozen: www.research.autodesk.com/publications...
Same Stats, Different Graphs: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics through Simulated Annealing
Why graphical representation and visualization are so important to...
www.research.autodesk.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If you want a follow-up, you could show the Datasaurus Dozen: www.research.autodesk.com/publications...
The "Datasaurus Dozen" is a standard example of how data can tell lots of different stories depending how you look at them. All of the data sets below have identical summary statistics (ones that are commonly reported) yet are clearly very heterogeneous. (from juliasilge.com/blog/datasau...)
February 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The "Datasaurus Dozen" is a standard example of how data can tell lots of different stories depending how you look at them. All of the data sets below have identical summary statistics (ones that are commonly reported) yet are clearly very heterogeneous. (from juliasilge.com/blog/datasau...)
Musk would fit a regression through the Datasaurus and jubilantly proclaim there is no relationship between jumping off the roof of a 100 story building and death. IYKYK
February 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Musk would fit a regression through the Datasaurus and jubilantly proclaim there is no relationship between jumping off the roof of a 100 story building and death. IYKYK