From MilesR: The Week 11 Statistical Update - so good 'cause it goes to 11!

 Here we go - the most exciting post of the day! the almost bi-weekly statistical update!  Even more impressive, this update has rather foolish charts and pretty colors to distract the gullible and influence the weak willed - trust me I'm a Financial Services Professional and I know how to use "graphics as a lethal weapon"

On with the show - the first chart shows total points by almost bi-weekly status report and our final estimated tally of 63K points at the conclusion of the Challenger.  Holy Crap thats two weeks way - you'd better get painting you bastards!

  If we look at the distribution of points by scale we can see that 28mm continues it's rightful dominance in this years challenge.  In other words all is right with the world.  Sadly, I do need to point out a growing discrepancy in the data - the ever increasing purple stain of the "other category".  What's driving this resurgence in the other segment - a new and exciting miniature scale?  Nope,  it's seems that one of our minions is a secret data anarchist who insists on entering data in banal totals of points rather than using the brilliantly elegant scale segments provided for in the "spreadsheet of wonder"  Who is this fiend that scoffs at analytical correctness and shockingly rounds to the nearest whole number.  Certain legal agreements preclude me from naming the fiend and pointing out his secret hide out in the great white north.  No I can not name this person cough, cough curt, cough cough....

All of you must be wondering how AHPV VI "Seis Grandes" companies with its past incarnations.  Well we're setting the record for the number of active participants but may fall slight below last years total point output.  One should bear in mind that this years challenge is both two weeks shorter than last year and has one fewer bonus round.  If we look at a efficiency measure of points per week AHPC VI is clocking in at 4,893 pts per week vs last years 4,340 pts per week - that's a 13% improvement in productivity.

Our last graph is a time series that show painting points by day the last 11 weeks.  What can we gleam from this chart - probably nothing, but you people seem to clamber for pretty pictures so here you go.  Stand and gaze slack jawed at the pretty blue dots.

Enough with pictograms and lets get to the real data to chart of doom:

KPI's:
Weeks Completed		2	4	6	8	11
Weeks Remaining		11	9	7	5	2
Participants w/ a Submission		41	61	67	67	70
Total Submissions		98	231	359	478	590
Total Points		6,392	18,328	30,252	39,812	51,599
Participation Rate		47%	69%	76%	76%	80%
Average per Submitter		156	300	452	716	737
Avg per Submission		65	79	84	100	87
Submitter % of Target Completed		16%	34%	51%	77%	82%
Projected Points
Submitters		38,352	54,984	60,504	60,889	60,872
Remaining Bouns Rounds		12,300	10,250	7,750	3,750	2,500
Non Submitters @ 25% / wk8@10%		10,075	4,056	2,370	780	241
Projected Total Points		60,727	69,290	70,624	65,419	63,613
Figures Painted
28MM
Inf		927	2,042	2,983	3,657	4,319
Cav / Art		34	140	326	386	471
Vehicles		19	40	67	74	82
15MM
Inf		14	239	568	867	1,293
Cav / Art		3	25	106	193	230
Vehicles		20	28	62	100	143
6MM
Inf		208	1,153	1,372	1,932	2,124
Cav / Art		106	180	234	315	362
Vehicles		97	133	136	191	205
Score Distribution
28MM		82%	67%	63%	48%	53%
15MM		3%	4%	6%	6%	8%
6MM		6%	6%	4%	3%	4%
Bonus Round "Bonus Points"		0%	11%	11%	9%	10%
Other Scales		9%	13%	16%	33%	24%
Total		100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

Hmmm, what do we see here

Total projected points for "Sies Grandes" is estimated to come in at 63K - I think thats a fair guess but will require a little extra effort form all of you out there in painting land - so lets get cracking, I would so hate to be disappointed in you.

We did pick up 3 participants bring the total number of submitters up to a record breaking 70.  As for the forlorn 18 without a submission we can only hope they find some form of solace.

Activity did pick up the last two weeks and I suspect there will be a bit of frenzy getting to the close.

In closing, I'll leave you with the following chart - draw your own conclusions...

Sour Cream - it's a killer in so many ways.