To data analysis and visualization problems like, if I had understood how to interpret the percent difference calculation then the results might make more sense.
In the end, Threatened Species of the Amazon Rainforest raised more questions about the data than it answered. The surprises in the results can be explained with understandable caveats such as, maybe the US keeps closer tabs on its species and so has more thorough data. To data analysis and visualization problems like, if I had understood how to interpret the percent difference calculation then the results might make more sense. Also, I spent time changing the color pallette of the two plants and animals by country line graphs, but I don’t know why because it would make more sense for the higher numbers to be darker in color. Upon reflection, I prefer to make things visually interesting as opposed to understanding, analyzing, and interpreting data. However, the graphs trend upwards and communicate the story that each year more and more plant and animal species are threatened with extinction.