FFS not again

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Of the 18 teams who were in the championship last season and are in it this season Cardiff so far increase their points from last season to this season by just over 20% This is the best increase of any team that is still in the division from last season.

Just pointing out that it is a big achievement where we were at beginning of season with a transfer embargo

You can't argue with stats like that

Let's have a go, anyway

The stat is incorrect for starters. 59 points this season and 41 points last season is an increase of 43.9%. The increase is 18 points.

In 2017/18 we won 62 points and won promotion the following season with 90 points. The percentage increase was 45% but the actual increase was 28 points. Percentage-wise virtually the same as this season but a far greater points increase. It's likely that's the greatest percentage increase for teams in the Championship last season, but as our points tally was lower than any other, it's less of an achievement - 43.9% for a side with, say, 60 points last season would mean a 26 point increase.

Suppose we'd won 5 points last season. A 43.9% increase would see us win 7 points this season. 85 points last season would result in an increase to 122 points at 43.9%.

Does a 43.9% increase in points from last season sound better than an actual increase of 18 points? I don't know. I'd just use actual points instead of percentages.

[MOZZER2]

Let's have a go, anyway

The stat is incorrect for starters. 59 points this season and 41 points last season is an increase of 43.9%. The increase is 18 points.

In 2017/18 we won 62 points and won promotion the following season with 90 points. The percentage increase was 45% but the actual increase was 28 points. Percentage-wise virtually the same as this season but a far greater points increase.

One flaw with using percentages in something like this is that, the lower the number of points from the season before, the smaller the actual increase in points for the same percentage.

Suppose we'd won 5 points last season. A 43.9% increase would see us win 7 points this season. 85 points last season would result in an increase to 122 points at 43.9%.

Does a 43.9% increase in points from last season sound better than an actual increase of 18 points? I don't know. I'd just use actual points instead of percentages.

imagine trying to digest that after a night out

[Eric the Half a Bee]

imagine trying to digest that after a night out

Ignore it anyway. We won 49 points last season, not 41. I was looking at goals scored for some stupid reason. It is 20%, but the point still stands.

In any case, percentage or otherwise, we've gained more points than any other side in last season's Championship.

Cardiff City 10
Norwich City 6
West Bromwich Albion 6
Hull City 4
Preston North End 0
Bristol City -2
Queens Park Rangers -3
Coventry City -7
Stoke City -7
Huddersfield Town -10
Birmingham City -11
Watford -11
Middlesbrough -13
Sunderland -16
Swansea City -16
Millwall -21
Blackburn Rovers -23
Rotherham United -27

[ToTaL ITK]

[QUOTE=Eric the Half a Bee;5503072]Ignore it anyway. We won 49 points last season, not 41. I was looking at goals scored for some stupid reason. It is 20%, but the point still stands.

In any case, percentage or otherwise, we've gained more points than any other side in last season's Championship.

what

[J R Hartley]

Let's have a go, anyway

The stat is incorrect for starters. 59 points this season and 41 points last season is an increase of 43.9%. The increase is 18 points.

In 2017/18 we won 62 points and won promotion the following season with 90 points. The percentage increase was 45% but the actual increase was 28 points. Percentage-wise virtually the same as this season but a far greater points increase. It's likely that's the greatest percentage increase for teams in the Championship last season, but as our points tally was lower than any other, it's less of an achievement - 43.9% for a side with, say, 60 points last season would mean a 26 point increase.

Suppose we'd won 5 points last season. A 43.9% increase would see us win 7 points this season. 85 points last season would result in an increase to 122 points at 43.9%.

Does a 43.9% increase in points from last season sound better than an actual increase of 18 points? I don't know. I'd just use actual points instead of percentages.

Youve had a mare here, Eric.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Youve had a mare here, Eric.

You too

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Youve had a mare here, Eric.

Total, complete and utter!!