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    Data from: Eye Fitting Straight Lines in the Modern Era

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    Updated May 30, 2023
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    Emily A. Robinson; Reka Howard; Susan VanderPlas (2023). Eye Fitting Straight Lines in the Modern Era [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21424322.v1
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    May 30, 2023
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    Authors
    Emily A. Robinson; Reka Howard; Susan VanderPlas
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    How do statistical regression results compare to intuitive, visually fitted results? Fitting lines by eye through a set of points has been explored since the 20th century. Common methods of fitting trends by eye involve maneuvering a string, black thread, or ruler until the fit is suitable, then drawing the line through the set of points. In 2015, the New York Times introduced an interactive feature, called “You Draw It,” where readers were asked to input their own assumptions about various metrics and compare how these assumptions relate to reality. In this article, we validate “You Draw It” as a method for graphical testing, comparing results to the less technological method used in Mosteller et al. and extending that study with formal statistical analysis methods. Results were consistent with those found in the previous study; when shown points following a linear trend, participants tended to fit the slope of the principal axis over the slope of the least-squares regression line. This trend was most prominent when shown data simulated with larger variances. This study reinforces the differences between intuitive visual model fitting and statistical model fitting, providing information about human perception as it relates to the use of statistical graphics. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.

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    Data from: Correction of preferred-orientation induced distortion in...

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    Updated Jun 19, 2024
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    Weili Cao; Dongjie Zhu; Xinzheng Zhang (2024). Correction of preferred-orientation induced distortion in cryo-electron microscopy maps [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.73n5tb354
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    Jun 19, 2024
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    Institute of Biophysics
    Authors
    Weili Cao; Dongjie Zhu; Xinzheng Zhang
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    https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.htmlhttps://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html

    Description

    Reconstruction maps of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) exhibit distortion when the cryo-EM dataset is incomplete, usually caused by unevenly distributed orientations. Prior efforts had been attempted to address this preferred orientation problem using tilt-collection strategy, modifications to grids or to air-water-interfaces. However, these approaches often require time-consuming experiments and the effect was always protein dependent. Here, we developed a procedure containing removing mis-aligned particles and an iterative reconstruction method based on signal-to-noise ratio of Fourier component to correct such distortion by recovering missing data using a purely computational algorithm. This procedure called Signal-to-Noise Ratio Iterative Reconstruction Method (SIRM) was applied on incomplete datasets of various proteins to fix distortion in cryo-EM maps and to a more isotropic resolution. In addition, SIRM provides a better reference map for further reconstruction refinements, resulting in an improved alignment, which ultimately improves map quality and benefits model building.

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    Laos Exports of other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing

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    Updated Mar 4, 2020
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2020). Laos Exports of other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/laos/exports/other-made-textile-articles-sets-worn-clothing
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 4, 2020
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    TRADING ECONOMICS
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Laos
    Description

    Laos Exports of other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing was US$5.79 Million during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Laos Exports of other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

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    Sweden Imports of Miscellanneous manufactured articles

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    Updated Feb 5, 2020
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2020). Sweden Imports of Miscellanneous manufactured articles [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/sweden/imports/miscellaneous-manufactured-articles
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    Feb 5, 2020
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Sweden
    Description

    Sweden Imports of Miscellanneous manufactured articles was US$446.38 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Sweden Imports of Miscellanneous manufactured articles - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

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    Data from: Towards open data blockchain analytics: a Bitcoin perspective

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    Updated Jun 12, 2025
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    Dan McGinn; Douglas McIlwraith; Yike Guo (2025). Towards open data blockchain analytics: a Bitcoin perspective [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h9r0p65
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    Jun 12, 2025
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    Dryad Digital Repository
    Authors
    Dan McGinn; Douglas McIlwraith; Yike Guo
    Time period covered
    Jul 9, 2018
    Description

    Bitcoin is the first implementation of a technology that has become known as a 'public permissionless' blockchain. Such systems allow public read/write access to an append-only blockchain database without the need for any mediating central authority. Instead they guarantee access, security and protocol conformity through an elegant combination of cryptographic assurances and game theoretic economic incentives. Not until the advent of the Bitcoin blockchain has such a trusted, transparent, comprehensive and granular data set of digital economic behaviours been available for public network analysis. In this article, by translating the cumbersome binary data structure of the Bitcoin blockchain into a high fidelity graph model, we demonstrate through various analyses the often overlooked social and econometric benefits of employing such a novel open data architecture. Specifically we show (a) how repeated patterns of transaction behaviours can be revealed to link user activity across t...

  6. Additional file 1 of Scientific evidence based rare disease research...

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    Updated Jun 2, 2023
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    Qian Zhu; Ðắc-Trung Nguyễn; Timothy Sheils; Gioconda Alyea; Eric Sid; Yanji Xu; James Dickens; Ewy A. Mathé; Anne Pariser (2023). Additional file 1 of Scientific evidence based rare disease research discovery with research funding data in knowledge graph [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.17047271.v1
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    Jun 2, 2023
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    Authors
    Qian Zhu; Ðắc-Trung Nguyễn; Timothy Sheils; Gioconda Alyea; Eric Sid; Yanji Xu; James Dickens; Ewy A. Mathé; Anne Pariser
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    Additional file 1. 32 root disease categories from MONDO.

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    United States Imports of Articles of iron or steel

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    Updated May 29, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). United States Imports of Articles of iron or steel [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/articles-iron-steel
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    Dataset updated
    May 29, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States Imports of Articles of iron or steel was US$52.65 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports of Articles of iron or steel - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

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    Denmark Exports of other articles of plastics to Kazakhstan

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    Updated Jun 25, 2024
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2024). Denmark Exports of other articles of plastics to Kazakhstan [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/denmark/exports/kazakhstan/articles-plastics-polymers-resins
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    Jun 25, 2024
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Denmark
    Description

    Denmark Exports of other articles of plastics to Kazakhstan was US$466.07 Thousand during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Denmark Exports of other articles of plastics to Kazakhstan - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

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    Russia Exports of articles of iron or steel

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    Updated Jun 12, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). Russia Exports of articles of iron or steel [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/exports/articles-iron-steel
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 12, 2017
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Russia
    Description

    Russia Exports of articles of iron or steel was US$3.97 Billion during 2021, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Russia Exports of articles of iron or steel - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

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    Costa Rica Imports from Vietnam of Other Articles of Glass

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    Updated May 11, 2024
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2024). Costa Rica Imports from Vietnam of Other Articles of Glass [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/costa-rica/imports/vietnam/articles-glass
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    Dataset updated
    May 11, 2024
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Costa Rica
    Description

    Costa Rica Imports from Vietnam of Other Articles of Glass was US$2.29 Thousand during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Costa Rica Imports from Vietnam of Other Articles of Glass - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

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    Vietnam Imports from United States of Articles of Natural Cork

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    Updated Feb 6, 2020
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2020). Vietnam Imports from United States of Articles of Natural Cork [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/vietnam/imports/united-states/articles-natural-cork
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 6, 2020
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Vietnam
    Description

    Vietnam Imports from United States of Articles of Natural Cork was US$621 during 2017, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Vietnam Imports from United States of Articles of Natural Cork - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

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    United States Imports from Georgia of Other Articles of Plastics

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    Updated May 18, 2024
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2024). United States Imports from Georgia of Other Articles of Plastics [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/georgia/articles-plastics-polymers-resins
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    Dataset updated
    May 18, 2024
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States Imports from Georgia of Other Articles of Plastics was US$1.07 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Georgia of Other Articles of Plastics - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

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    Egypt Exports of other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing

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    Updated Mar 5, 2020
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2020). Egypt Exports of other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/egypt/exports/other-made-textile-articles-sets-worn-clothing
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    Mar 5, 2020
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Egypt
    Description

    Egypt Exports of other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing was US$254.87 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Egypt Exports of other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

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    Jordan Imports of Articles of iron or steel

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    Updated Jun 8, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). Jordan Imports of Articles of iron or steel [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/jordan/imports/articles-iron-steel
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 8, 2017
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Jordan
    Description

    Jordan Imports of Articles of iron or steel was US$222.67 Million during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Jordan Imports of Articles of iron or steel - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

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    Honduras Imports from China of Articles of iron or steel

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    Updated Jun 15, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). Honduras Imports from China of Articles of iron or steel [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/honduras/imports/china/articles-iron-steel
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 15, 2017
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Honduras
    Description

    Honduras Imports from China of Articles of iron or steel was US$90.06 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Honduras Imports from China of Articles of iron or steel - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

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    United States Imports from Greenland of Miscellanneous manufactured articles...

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    Updated Jun 27, 2024
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2024). United States Imports from Greenland of Miscellanneous manufactured articles [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/greenland/miscellaneous-manufactured-articles
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 27, 2024
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States Imports from Greenland of Miscellanneous manufactured articles was US$13.35 Thousand during 2013, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Greenland of Miscellanneous manufactured articles - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

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    Cameroon Imports from Spain of Other Articles of Glass

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    Updated Jun 28, 2024
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2024). Cameroon Imports from Spain of Other Articles of Glass [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/cameroon/imports/spain/articles-glass
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 28, 2024
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Cameroon
    Description

    Cameroon Imports from Spain of Other Articles of Glass was US$1.59 Thousand during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Cameroon Imports from Spain of Other Articles of Glass - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

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    Guatemala Exports of articles of iron or steel to Suriname

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    Updated Oct 15, 2022
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2022). Guatemala Exports of articles of iron or steel to Suriname [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/guatemala/exports/suriname/articles-iron-steel
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 15, 2022
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Guatemala
    Description

    Guatemala Exports of articles of iron or steel to Suriname was US$100 during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Guatemala Exports of articles of iron or steel to Suriname - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

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    United States Exports of miscellanneous manufactured articles to Colombia

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    Updated Feb 5, 2020
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2020). United States Exports of miscellanneous manufactured articles to Colombia [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/exports/colombia/miscellaneous-manufactured-articles
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    Feb 5, 2020
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States Exports of miscellanneous manufactured articles to Colombia was US$20.79 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Exports of miscellanneous manufactured articles to Colombia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

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    United States Imports from Cameroon of Other Articles of Wood

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    Updated Sep 3, 2024
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2024). United States Imports from Cameroon of Other Articles of Wood [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/cameroon/articles-wood
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    Sep 3, 2024
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States Imports from Cameroon of Other Articles of Wood was US$2.55 Thousand during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Cameroon of Other Articles of Wood - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

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Emily A. Robinson; Reka Howard; Susan VanderPlas (2023). Eye Fitting Straight Lines in the Modern Era [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21424322.v1

Data from: Eye Fitting Straight Lines in the Modern Era

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Emily A. Robinson; Reka Howard; Susan VanderPlas
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Description

How do statistical regression results compare to intuitive, visually fitted results? Fitting lines by eye through a set of points has been explored since the 20th century. Common methods of fitting trends by eye involve maneuvering a string, black thread, or ruler until the fit is suitable, then drawing the line through the set of points. In 2015, the New York Times introduced an interactive feature, called “You Draw It,” where readers were asked to input their own assumptions about various metrics and compare how these assumptions relate to reality. In this article, we validate “You Draw It” as a method for graphical testing, comparing results to the less technological method used in Mosteller et al. and extending that study with formal statistical analysis methods. Results were consistent with those found in the previous study; when shown points following a linear trend, participants tended to fit the slope of the principal axis over the slope of the least-squares regression line. This trend was most prominent when shown data simulated with larger variances. This study reinforces the differences between intuitive visual model fitting and statistical model fitting, providing information about human perception as it relates to the use of statistical graphics. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.

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