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Los Angeles Lakers Legends chord diagram print

How to read a chord diagram (and why we use the...

Chord diagrams look like a tangle at first. Once you know what the arcs and ribbons mean, they become one of the quickest ways to see who dominated a team's...

How to read a chord diagram (and why we use the...

Chord diagrams look like a tangle at first. Once you know what the arcs and ribbons mean, they become one of the quickest ways to see who dominated a team's...

Should Vettel be considered an F1 great and was his time at Ferrari a failure?

Should Vettel be considered an F1 great and was...

A visual analysis of Sebastian Vettel’s career in numbers and charts. “Numero uno is back, Ferrari is back.” Sebastian Vettel had just won the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix, his second...

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Should Vettel be considered an F1 great and was...

A visual analysis of Sebastian Vettel’s career in numbers and charts. “Numero uno is back, Ferrari is back.” Sebastian Vettel had just won the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix, his second...

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Don't Verstappen Me Now! Using data visualization to benchmark Max Verstappen against the F1 Greats

Don't Verstappen Me Now! Using data visualizati...

The recent US Grand Prix marked 100 races (or in certain corners of sports parlance, a century) for Max Verstappen. At the tender age of 22, this is quite an...

Don't Verstappen Me Now! Using data visualizati...

The recent US Grand Prix marked 100 races (or in certain corners of sports parlance, a century) for Max Verstappen. At the tender age of 22, this is quite an...

History of F1 World Champions

History of F1 World Champions

Explore Formula 1 championship cars and the connections between drivers and teams, with a guide to SportsChord’s F1 wall prints.

History of F1 World Champions

Explore Formula 1 championship cars and the connections between drivers and teams, with a guide to SportsChord’s F1 wall prints.

A History of Polar Area / Coxcomb / Rose charts & how to make them in R's ggplot2.

A History of Polar Area / Coxcomb / Rose charts...

I've seen this chart referenced by several different names: Polar Area, Wind Rose, (just) Rose, Coxcomb, or even 'Consulants' chart. I'll start by outlining the history of the chart and...

A History of Polar Area / Coxcomb / Rose charts...

I've seen this chart referenced by several different names: Polar Area, Wind Rose, (just) Rose, Coxcomb, or even 'Consulants' chart. I'll start by outlining the history of the chart and...

How to create Football Pitches/Goals as Backgrounds in Tableau

How to create Football Pitches/Goals as Backgro...

  Analysing football data provides an excellent opportunity to use visual cues such as football pitch and goal frame outlines to help communicate visual analysis. 2D Football pitches have been...

How to create Football Pitches/Goals as Backgro...

  Analysing football data provides an excellent opportunity to use visual cues such as football pitch and goal frame outlines to help communicate visual analysis. 2D Football pitches have been...