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โ–ถ๏ธ Total olympic medals per 1k $GDP per capita - Paris 2024 - represented in the Tukey's boxplot ๐Ÿ…

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Is the highest number, relative to $GDP per capita, best? Outliers marked as circles. Made in #LabPlot, an open-source data analysis and visualization software.

Edit: the problem is framed as a question.

#Olympics #Olympics2024 #France #China #NorthKorea #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #UK #Brazil #Australia #Japan #Italy #Canada #Germany #Spain #DataAnalysis #DataViz

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Only half serious, but saying "the highest number is best" next to a plot showing North Korea as second highest has to make you ask yourself if either the metric is flawed or your usage of the term best isn't in alignment with common parlance. A high density of medals per gdp per capita could be representative of an overinvestment into national prestige projects vs. other areas that may be more aligned to economic and social development. That probably goes for all three of the top three shown on this graph, to lesser or greater extents

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

@Sconrad122

Any exploratory plot forms a question and your comment shows how to look for answers. Thanks!