global energy sources used in 2011 by top 50 countries

Interactive graphic to explore the figures and compare who used what (energy source) in 2011 for top 50 countries.[here]

Cycles of Financial Crises 1810 to 2010

Nice graphical representation of all financial crisis from 1810 to 2010 [here]

The History of Film

This graphic chronicles the history of feature films from the origins in the 1910s until the present day. More than 2000 of the most important feature-length films are mapped into 20 genres spanning 100 years. Films selected to be included have: won important awards such as the best picture Academy Award; achieved critical acclaim according to recognized film critics; are considered to be key genre films by experts; and/or attained box office success.

Simpson's Paradox

The Birthday Paradox

Explanation of the Monty Hall problem

An Experienced View on Markets and Investing

At the 65th CFA Institute Annual Conference in Chicago (held 6–9 May 2012), Robert Litterman interviewed Eugene F. Fama to elicit his views on financial markets and investing. 

A great piece of work available here 

The economics of video games

A virtual world, after all, allows economists to study concepts that rarely occur in real life, such as non-fractional-reserve banking, a popular libertarian alternative to the current banking system that cropped up in Eve Online. The data is richer. And it’s easier to run economy-wide experiments in a video game — experiments that, for obvious reasons, can’t be run on countries. [Source]

Development of Neuroeconomics

Read Article : The Marketplace in Your Brain

MATLAB for beginners

Mastering MATLAB by Duane C. Hanselman and Bruce L. Littlefield
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications by Amos Gilat

Current Location of Trains on Google Map

The Indian Railways has launched website  RailRadar, that shows the current geographical location of any train on a Google Map. Also you can search for train and see the route, current position, etc.  This site is very useful :)

The R Commander

The R Commander: A Basic-Statistics GUI for R

R Commander Installation Notes

Rcmdr.com

Stable marriage problem

Congratulations to Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley for winning the Nobel Prize.

You can experiment the Gale-Shapley algorithm on stable marriage problem here

If you would like to read,  Alvin's article on Repugnance as a Constraint on Markets available here

Sir John Templeton's 16 Rules For Investment Success

1. Invest for maximum total real return
2. Invest – don’t trade or speculate
3. Remain flexible and open minded about types of investments
4. Buy low
5. When buying stocks, search for bargains among quality stocks
6. Buy value, not market trends or the economic outlook 
7. Diversify. In stocks and bonds, as in much else, there is safety in numbers
8. Do your homework or hire wise experts to help you
9. Aggressively monitor your investments
10. Don’t panic
11. Learn from your mistakes
12. Begin with a prayer
13. Outperforming the market is a difficult task
14. An investor who has all the answers doesn't even understand all the questions
15. There’s no free lunch
16. Do not be fearful or negative too often

For commentary about each point click here