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xkcd #3260: Messi (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #3260: Messi

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Commentators agree that this will probably be the last World Cup in which Messi faces serious competition.

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[–] 28 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

how did he score fractional goals in 2006 and 2018?

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  • [–] 75 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    It's per game. So if he won 1 goal during 2 games, that is 0.5.

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  • [+] -20 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Then the chart is mistitled. It needs to say average goals per game

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    ... per world cup. I guess the fact that there is one data point per four years is a give-away...

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  • [–] -2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Obviously one can figure it out, but that doesn't change the fact that the chart is mistitled. It's XKCD, this is the type of thing that the entire comic series is all about. They've specifically done lots of comics about mistitled charts

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    • [–] 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    We've gone beyond just linear extrapolation. Great hobby!

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    [–] 19 points 1 month ago

    That's a,.. messy interpolation.

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    [–] 16 points 1 month ago

    Can we please continue ignoring the existence of the ridiculous entity that is the FIFA World Cup?

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    [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    And the Polymarkets go wild!

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