Olympic Maths

[Dean]

Got REALLY bored today... check this out
AS OF 13:26 AEST
1) USA: Population: 0,294,066,594 47 Medals (0.016 Per Capita [1000])
2) China: Population: 1,300,000,000 41 Medals (0.003 Per Capita [1000]
3) Japan: Population: 0,127,600,000 22 Medals (0.017 Per Capita [1000])
4) Aus: Population: 0,020,167,801 27 Medals (0.134 Per Capita [1000])

:P

[trenzterra]

Singapore: Population: 0,004,???,??? 0 Medals (0.000 Per Capita [1000])

No medals since 1960 :(

Our table tennis player smashed our hope yesterday of getting a silver. She was leading 3:1 and that bloody DPR Korean got back and won 4:3. She had three games and didn't make full use of it :(, she could have won so easily if she wasn't that nervous.

Today's the bronze playout for table tennis for Singapore. Let's hope we get a medal this time... First one since 1960.

[stabme]

an example of a manipulated example! of course australia has a bigger percentage because it has a less population base. however, use standard deviation, and you'll get a much different answer ;p

or hows this. add up all populations and average them (although averaging doesnt make much answer, the result would be the same).. then find the percentage of medals vs that new population. there you go. :p

[phuckedup]

nah, i like how Dean's worked it out ;)

[tandoc]

i hate standard deviation. hell, i hate statistics in general.

[trenzterra]

No medals for us until 2008.

[tandoc]

they don't give out medals for being near wear the olympics is held :P