[LINK] OT: How to Lie with Statistics v. 2,619

Bernard Robertson-Dunn brd at iimetro.com.au
Tue Aug 14 16:20:46 AEST 2012


We should get a gold medal for statistics....

How Australia topped the medal tally
SMH
http://www.smh.com.au/business/how-australia-topped-the-medal-tally-20120814-245vf.html

....

  "Based on a crafty combination of medals won, athletes in your team, 
and your country's population, I am please to advise that the real 
winner of the London Olympics is Australia!"

Using the formula, medals won multiplied by athletes in your team 
divided by home count population (MAP), here are the top four:

     Australia 632
     Great Britain 565
     Hungary 268
     Russia 250

Team USA scored a measly 175, and China only 23.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
email:   brd at iimetro.com.au
website: www.drbrd.com




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