[SPAM] Re: 2005 Nationals Reminder

[Jerry Budd]

Eric,

Does that mean that prelim's scores will not be carried into the 
Masters finals this year?

Thx, Jerry


>Jerry,
>          I agree with you. The exposure for finals should be 
>equitable and not based upon the vagaries of qualifiers that are run 
>using the matrix system.
>
>Regards,
>
>Eric.
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Budd" <jerry at buddengineering.com>
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:20 AM
>Subject: [SPAM] Re: 2005 Nationals Reminder
>
>>Eric,
>>
>>The changes to the matrix system you describe below are an 
>>improvement over what has been used in the past, but there are 
>>still places where a small change in process can yield a big 
>>improvement in fairness and equity.
>>
>>The most significant of these for Masters would be to not carry 
>>over qualifying scores into the finals.  Since the constraints 
>>presented by the preliminaries don't allow for equal exposure of 
>>judges, it is simply wrong to carry the preliminary scores into the 
>>finals.  Think of it this way, the way we handle the scoring now is 
>>akin to taking one measurement in thousands of an inch and another 
>>measurement in millimeters and then adding them together.  They are 
>>similar measurements but are not directly relatable.
>>
>>The most basic requirement for normalizing is that you have equal 
>>exposure across judging sets.  Comparing scores between pilots who 
>>have flown in front of different sets of judges is fundamentally 
>>wrong.  I fully realize that given the number of Masters 
>>competitors some compromises have to be made.  However, carrying 
>>flawed preliminary scores into the finals is completely unnecessary 
>>and corrupts the results.
>>
>>FAI starts with a fresh slate in the finals, I see no reason why 
>>Masters shouldn't be doing the same.
>>
>>Thx, Jerry

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