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An interesting Google buy today: they just snapped up the Trendalyzer software created by Sweden-based stats company Gapminder.
What does it do? Well, it plots data in pretty animations like the one pictured below. Or as Gapminder themselves describe it, Trendalyzer "unveils the beauty of statistics by converting boring numbers into enjoyable interactive animations." The Trendalyzer team will of course be joining Google: always good to get more stat heads aboard.
It sounds as though Google will make the Trendalyzer service available for free to its users, perhaps as part of Google Analytics - that would be a neat addition. As for the price? It's gotta be loose change.
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