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▢️ Total olympic medals per 1k $GDP per capita - Paris 2024 - represented in the Tukey's boxplot πŸ…

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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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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This really looks like the horizontal distribution is meant to mean something even though it's a 1D plot

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@smeg

The points are jittered along the x-axis, otherwise the data points could overlap.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Maybe it's because it's stretched relatively wide, I assume that's to make the whole graphic a square?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Do we need a dataismanipulated community? I think we need a dataismanipulated community. πŸ€”

Edit: we could have challenges like, presenting a mundane dataset and saying, "display this data in a way that gives a clear advantage to this particular group even though they have no particular advantage in any obvious metric". The most obscure way to elevate that group with provided and/or inferred data wins.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Now do one for medals per human rights violation

[–] [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

[–] [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!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@Eheran

Great question! And what's _your_ answer?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

You're OP who shared it, answer yourself what your reason was.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How did you make the graph? I am asking because I am currently searching for ways to get into data stuff. Do you have good ressources?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

@architectonas

We used #LabPlot, a free, open source and cross-platform data visualization and analysis software.

LabPlot's homepage:
➑️ https://labplot.kde.org/

Video tutorials:
➑️ https://www.youtube.com/@LabPlot/videos

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m surprised Australia isn’t an outlier too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

@NOT_RICK

Australia is the next country after Ethiopia, but it's not outlier in this case.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I smell a fellow analyst. You should cross post this over at [email protected], it’s a bigger community.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Sorry, I do not see any comments or replies to me. I get a notification and can read what you say there, but here in the link there is nothing. :(

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

8 comments and I see none?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)