Statistics dont always lie

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Down_Rover
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Statistics dont always lie

Post by Down_Rover » Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:53 am

Manchester United 19.8
Chelsea 18.3
Manchester City 13.1
Liverpool 12.8
Arsenal 12.8
Tottenham 11.3
Burnley 6.5

So very true.
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Re: Statistics dont always lie

Post by Wile E Coyote » Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:55 am

It might help if you explained what you're on about.

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Re: Statistics dont always lie

Post by Wile E Coyote » Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:58 am

Cowdenbeath -3
Raith Rovers -443
Torquay -998
united 6 furlongs.
Newcastle 0.6
Stoke 5'3
Everton 7.3

can't argue with them !!!

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Re: Statistics dont always lie

Post by Sutton-Claret » Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:59 am

I'm having a guess - is the percentage of supporters who don't live in the town or city of the club

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Re: Statistics dont always lie

Post by Braindead » Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:13 am

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Re: Statistics dont always lie

Post by aggi » Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:20 am

Games per penalty conceded.

Given it's dividing one number by another number I'd be concerned if it wasn't true.

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Re: Statistics dont always lie

Post by Imploding Turtle » Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:59 am

Statistics never lie, it's the people who misuse them that lie.
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Re: Statistics dont always lie

Post by Down_Rover » Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:04 pm

Aggi has it. The average number of home games without conceding a penalty in PL history

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Re: Statistics dont always lie

Post by BennyD » Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:11 pm

Sutton-Claret wrote:I'm having a guess - is the percentage of supporters who don't live in the town or city of the club
Obviously wrong; if that was the case, Man U would be about 75%.

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Re: Statistics dont always lie

Post by dsr » Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:15 pm

So the teams that do the most defending, give away the most penalties? Oodathowt.

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