The last few of months have not been a happy time for silversmiths and those who work in precious metal clay (PMC). On 22 August, the Perth Mint spot price hit AUD42.27. Other than a spike in April earlier this year, it is the highest price for 30 years. PMC is more than twice the price of ordinary silver so lately I have really questioned my future with the wonderful substance.
In search of evidence that the situation was temporary I sought out a silver time series. The Perth Mint has a great selection of historic data available for download. They even include exchange rates and the consumer price index (CPI).
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Yesterday Fev missed a crucial goal in the last minute of the Carlton game against Hawthorn. Had he kicked a goal instead of a ‘poster’ Carlton would have won the game. It shocked the crowd of 69,000 but I am sure no one was more frustrated or disappointed than Fev himself. On the same day the Eagles went down to Freo kicking 9 goals 20. Read the rest of this entry »
Carlton’ dark decade is coming to an end:)
This is the basic dashboard I am using to explain some simple statistics to my 9yo. It kept his attention for more than 2 minutes which is a good outcome around here!
As we are Carlton fans we started with some Carlton match statistics over the last three years. You can download the dashboard as a PDF or as a packaged workbook. If you don’t have the Tableau Software you can download a trial here or a free viewer here.
The interactive version allows you to select teams to compare. In this static image I show Carlton’s performance against non-Victorian teams.
I am playing with other AFL statistics, especially recent wins and attendance stats. If you have any ideas for analysis or would like to see something similar for another team please let me know in the comments. Of course there are a few teams I won’t enjoy too much.
