tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24561362411927837442024-11-01T07:49:51.260-04:00<a href="http://www.twitter.com/MotionData"><img src="http://twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com/follow_me-c.png" alt="Follow MotionData on Twitter"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456136241192783744.post-17436817193085740322011-04-07T15:20:00.001-04:002011-04-07T15:20:28.220-04:00

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If you're like 99% of Americans you have no idea where Butler is located, let's be honest here. I'm a sports fan, but even I had to Wiki it while creating this map (and that wasn't the only one). With that in mind I created the heat-map below to visually represent STATES with the most Final Four appearances to its credit from 1979-2011. It should come as no surprise that North Carolina owns

Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456136241192783744.post-74951656969242410212011-03-25T14:19:00.004-04:002011-03-27T09:09:47.667-04:00

Let's take a look at the NBA Average Team Attendance from the 2000-01 season to this season. Things to look for: Cav's attendance before LeBron and after LeBron (going from last to 9th) Blake Griffen NOT having the same impact on average fan attendance that LeBron had for the Cavs The Pistons owned the mid-2000's? Who knew? The Bulls have been a great draw all decade...I don't remember them

Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456136241192783744.post-77594902893698624582011-03-22T09:44:00.013-04:002011-03-28T22:26:02.773-04:00

This chart is pretty straight forward, just press play. You can also change the axes or use the tabs on the top right to change the chart type. TIP: To track one or more team trends, switch to BAR Chart, highlight the team and press play. You can also change the axes to measure different combinations of data. Data from Forbes.com

Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456136241192783744.post-25328489959529680422011-03-21T18:30:00.009-04:002011-03-26T15:57:45.780-04:00

Let's have a look back at Barry Bonds' career with the stats that made him famous,HR, SB,OBP, SLUG. For novice users use the tabs at the top right of the chart to switch to BAR and/or LINE chart view, for a more traditional chart. My personal favorite is, switch to BAR chart, and change the X or Y axis and see how his HR, OBP and SLUG just "pump" up in the early 90's then again the the early

Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456136241192783744.post-79857141282624759742011-03-20T13:41:00.021-04:002011-03-28T22:29:57.827-04:00

Below is a motion chart created to compare the stats for the projected top 40 fantasy hitters with their 2011 projections. The stats I used are for standard leagues (R, HR, RBI, AVG, SB). It's a very cool way to compare multiple players and multiple stats at the same time. Let me know if you see any trends that stick out. Option 1 recommended for beginners: Switch to "BAR CHART" or "LINE CHART

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When I created this, I wasn't sure it was going to be useful, but I found it to be very interesting because it shows the cluster of states with teams-which I've never seen before. It's also easy to see why other sports are a bigger deal in some parts of the country-those without MLB teams. Overall, California with all its teams lead the league in total state attendance with over 13M. As

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You decide who's better. Don't forget to adjust the axes for specific comparisons. There's a lot of data in here may take a few moments to get used to, but play around with it. From the looks of it, Kobe's the better scorer/shooter, but DWade's more dynamic in most of the other categories. Note 1: Hover over each bubble at each year to see multiple stats for each player. Note 2: Switch

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OPTION 1: Switch to BAR CHART mode (upper right of chart) then change the color to "Unique" and select your team and play. OPTION 2: Change the x axis to TIME for a more traditional linear motion chart. You should also change the color state from same color to "Unique". Data from USA Today

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