The characters swim in data, and their relationships to it shape the arc of the plot, and thus, the fate of the United States.

FORBES: 'Homeland' and the Age of Information Overload

After all, one can plot a line of most any slope or shape through a single point.

FORBES: Connect

Kent can look up actual crashes to plot the so-called crash pulse (the shape of a car's deceleration curve) and the places where a body made contact with the vehicle.

FORBES: Smart Dummies