[NSRCA-discussion] Nat's Fun Facts

[Phil S.]

Many thanks for the quick reply, Scott!  Ya done good...

On 7/30/2012 8:34 PM, Scott Smith wrote:
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> Median = 8.0
>
> Yes on # of judges, 3 for most, 5 for FAI prelim and 404 Finals and 10 
> for FAI finals
>
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> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On Behalf Of *Phil S.
> *Sent:* Monday, July 30, 2012 8:28 PM
> *To:* General pattern discussion
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Nat's Fun Facts
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> Hmmmm...interesting piece of information.  However, with a cut-off at 
> 10, and with scores piled up in the upper range of the 0-10 span, a 
> more useful statistic would be the median score.  In other words, we 
> don't have a normal distribution, so a few low scores would drag the 
> mean down disproportionally; so the median is a better estimate of the 
> center of the distribution.  Sort of the reverse of looking at the 
> "average" income in the US, where the few billionaires pull the mean 
> disproportionally up.
>
> Also, how did the total number of scores entered end up not being a 
> multiple of the number of maneuvers -- different numbers of judges for 
> different classes or phases (e.g., P1-F1)?
>
> While I know these are "fun facts," and they are interesting and I 
> really appreciate seeing them, I would still like to know the median, 
> if possible...
>
> Thanks for sharing, Scott!
>
> On 7/30/2012 7:12 PM, Scott Smith wrote:
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> Some numbers from this year's Nat's...
>
> Average of all raw scores...7.75
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