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desfirsit OP t1_j2p0p7j wrote
Data from trends.google.com. I checked which the most googled game (out of a list of over 100) was each month during 2022, and then counted which game was the top game for most months.
As has been the case for most of the time since 2011, Minecraft has been the top game, but now Roblox is creeping in. Elden Ring also made an appearance in 2022.
Youtube video with results each month from 2006
Made in R with the cartography package.
desfirsit OP t1_izl8hrz wrote
Reply to comment by lnieder in [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit
I have, but as you know he did not include data on the 2022 World Cup
desfirsit OP t1_iyrwja2 wrote
Reply to comment by paulbieniek in [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit
Yes! I have read it.
desfirsit OP t1_iyo7dtj wrote
Reply to comment by FartingBob in [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit
Well we start the new school year in august, but the cut-off is still January! Everybody that is born a specific calendar year starts school the same time in August. If you are born December 31 the year before you start in August a year earlier.
desfirsit OP t1_iymiz5r wrote
Reply to comment by diamond280779 in [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit
It depends on the country. In Sweden where I live January is the cutoff for both schools and most sports.
desfirsit OP t1_iym8hpb wrote
Reply to comment by Boris_Ignatievich in [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit
Can be! Or randomness.
desfirsit OP t1_iym8ca6 wrote
Reply to comment by factorialfun in [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit
Yes, and between countries. But I thought I would just do something simple here (most countries probably use January 1 as the cutoff), and I think the fact that it shows up despite the coarse analysis shows the importance of the phenomenon.
desfirsit OP t1_iym82xu wrote
Reply to [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit
The relative age effect is documented in a wide range of sports and also in academics. A child born in January will be 11 months older than a child born in December the same calendar year, which is a big relative difference at young ages. If coaches don't think of this, they will misperceive the older kid as being more mature and talented, and will then encourage the older kid more.
I took data on all players in the FIFA World Cup and checked their birth month. Just as expected, the most common months to be born are January, February and March.
Some countries may have other cutoff dates for starting school or sports teams than January 1, but despite this, the effect shines through.
Made in R using the ggplot2 package. Data from fbref.com.
desfirsit OP t1_j2p491e wrote
Reply to comment by chicagojoon in [OC] Most googled video game during 2022, in each US state by desfirsit
The great lakes were not included, sorry about that.