A history of global living conditions in 5 charts

A recent survey asked “All things considered, do you think the world is getting better or worse, or neither getting better nor worse?”. In Sweden 10% thought things are getting better, in the US they were only 6%, and in Germany only 4%. Very few people think that the world is getting better.

What is the evidence that we need to consider when answering this question? The question is about how the world has changed and so we must take a historical perspective. And the question is about the world as a whole and the answer must therefore consider everybody. The answer must consider the history of global living conditions – a history of everyone.

K Means Clustering: Redefining Central Midfield Classifications

I only included matches where a player started as a central midfielder. I only included players in my classification that had played at least the equivalent of 10 matches as a central midfielder (900 minutes).

From there, I decided on 25 features to measure the players on. The features span from attributes (eg. height, weight), to positional information (eg. standard deviation of vertical movement), to passing, defense, and shooting metrics. I have tried to include features that cover the majority of a player’s actions during the match.

.. After I had my 25 features, I needed to determine how many different classifications of players I should define. Determining K, or the number of clusters, is a non-standardized task when working with clustering algorithms.

Gallup: One Third of Households Victimized by Violent Crime in Past Year

Nearly one-third of U.S. households (29 percent) contain a family member victimized by violent crime in the last year, according to Gallup.

The survey reveals that Americans’ “direct experience” with crime is at a 16-year high.

Seventeen percent said they or someone in their home had money or property stolen, while 14 percent said they had property, including their home or vehicle, vandalized. Another five percent said they had their car broken into and four percent said they or someone in their household had a car stolen from them.

Three percent said someone in their household was assaulted or mugged; two percent said a member of their household was a victim of armed robbery; one percent cited sexual assault.