I Created a gragh of the Olympic medal count at this point using 3, 2, 1 point system [OC]

8 comments

1. This was created using Olympics.com as a source and Microsoft Excel as a tool

2. Needs an as of date

   I would color each bar with # of each medal somehow

3. A better scale is 5, 3, 1. Three bronze medals should not be equivalent to a single gold, and the 3, 2, 1 scale overvalues them.

4. Would be interesting to see the final results with some kind of context for GDP and/or population.

5. I’ve often thought about what is an appropriate weighing scheme.

   Personally I like 5, 3, and 2 points.  Totally subjective, but I feel like the gap from gold to silver is more significant than silver to bronze.

6. Could you do one again using 6-3-1 point system? Gold is easily twice as valuable as silver, and bronze even less.

7. Cool – labels can be more concise tho. United States, China, South Korea, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Moldova

8. Ah yes, the wrong system.