Copper & Blue Fights Illiteracy -- UPDATED
by Derek Zona on Jul 29, 2009 9:00 AM PDT
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The first person, by timestamp, to comment correctly* on what this graph represents, wins a copy of Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925
I thought sure Vic would jump on it, so here's a hint: one of the lines is Corsi.
*Copper & Blue Management reserves the right to determine the winner via the exact definition of the graph.
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Falling goals per game and rising save percentage over the past 30 years?
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by James Mirtle on Jul 29, 2009 10:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Miikka Kiprusoff’s SV% and the Flames GA over the last 3 seasons???
by Kent Wilson on Jul 29, 2009 10:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Steve Nash’s heart rate?
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by FrankD on Jul 29, 2009 10:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
er, I mean Rick Nash. Damn, that’s what I get for reading NBA preseason news re: Sun/Grizzlies.
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by FrankD on Jul 29, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easy. That’s a plot re the Oilers summer 05/06 to present.
The Blue Line is a rolling average of hockey related revenue.
The Pink Line is a measure of joy in the Oilogosphere.
by Vic Ferrari on Jul 29, 2009 11:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Intersection
That intersection in the middle where joy outpaces revenue — that’s the 20 game run two years ago?
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by Derek Zona on Jul 29, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
30 is the magic number
There are 30 points on the graph [in each colour]
One for each seaon the Oilers have been in the Bigs.
But that goes nowhere
Its been 30 days since the Heatley trade was announced.
The Red line represents the number of Comments on Oiler blogs/sites relating to Danny F Heatley.
The Blue line represents the number of Comments suggesting R Schremp will fill the scoring role Not being assumed by DF Heatley.
by Mr DeBakey on Jul 29, 2009 12:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There are 30 teams in the NHL, too.
Derek hasn’t told me the answer, btw.
A posse ad esse.
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by Jonathan Willis on Jul 29, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The number of posts I’ve read about Rob Shremp this month vs. my IQ after having read them?
by Poo Czar on Jul 29, 2009 12:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Work Productivity vs Number of Minesweeper games played (in hundreds)
Vance
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by BanginPanger on Jul 29, 2009 1:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The success of the Edmonton Oilers (red line) versus the average points needed to qualify for the playoffs (blue line).
by HockeyJoe on Jul 29, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Red line = NHL revenues
Blue line = Average NHL attendance
????
by Kelly R on Jul 29, 2009 1:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Derrr, switch the colors. Red = average attendance by team, blue = revenue.
by Kelly R on Jul 29, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A mountain range with a river running through it.
by Anybody want a peanut? on Jul 29, 2009 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The red line is yo’ mama and the blue line is me.
Note that the blue line intersects/penetrates the red line twice.
by ebi on Jul 29, 2009 2:36 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
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by PPP on Jul 30, 2009 6:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
literacy rates in the United States vs. literacy rates of the rest of the world
by phranchk on Jul 29, 2009 2:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Forgive me for actually trying to solve this puzzle, but:
- it seems pretty likely that the X-axis is the years 1895-1925
- the blue line is the size of some population, large-ish
- the red line is the size of some smaller population, likely a subset of the blue one, but possibly something along the lines of “% of people who did/were X”
by MattF on Jul 29, 2009 3:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Particular to the years between 1895 and 1925, the blue line represents the number of white players in the organized game of hockey in the Maritimes, and the red line represents the number of black players.
by Robert L on Jul 29, 2009 3:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
thinking your right . . .
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by B.C.B. on Jul 29, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Close....
But no cigar. You had the values reversed.
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by Derek Zona on Jul 30, 2009 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This may sound stupid, but do all 30 points on the Corsi correspond to all other 30 points on the other line where they share the same x-axis, or are they completely unrelated?
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by raventalon40 on Jul 29, 2009 5:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
x-value
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by raventalon40 on Jul 29, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
axis
both the x and y axis are shared
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by Derek Zona on Jul 29, 2009 6:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
The league average Corsi numbers of Forwards and Defencemen (red) in comparison to the save percentages of Goalies (blue) over the last 30 years?
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by SierraRacs on Jul 29, 2009 6:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Team GAA in blue
Team Corsi rating in Red.
by RangerSmurf on Jul 29, 2009 7:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Graph answer
Team Corsi in Red
Team +/- rank in blue
x axis represents the 30 teams in the NHL
by Hockey Noob on Jul 29, 2009 11:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My guess
Team Corsi in red.
Team Def/off faceoff ratio in blue.
by RiversQ on Jul 30, 2009 3:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
YOU ARE WRONG!!!
Actually, you’re dead on.
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by Derek Zona on Jul 30, 2009 7:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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