Originally Posted by Rachel Lim (Post 1456192)

Please let me know if anything is wrong and I'll correct try to correct it.

Originally Posted by Ether (Post 1456198)

There's an extra word in that sentence.

Originally Posted by Rachel Lim (Post 1456199)

Thanks for catching that. :) Did you find any errors in my analysis?

Originally Posted by MooreteP (Post 1456174)

Plus, for Qualifications, if the number of teams is not divisible by six, there are surrogate matches, which are the third match for teams that fill the surrogate role.

More Math!

Originally Posted by Rachel Lim (Post 1456192)

If you're looking for a more visual explanation (or a simpler one), I wrote up this summary for my team: http://goo.gl/lx2I2l

Originally Posted by Rachel Lim (Post 1456192)

If you're looking for a more visual explanation (or a simpler one), I wrote up this summary for my team: http://goo.gl/lx2I2l

I tried to explain the math behind it without calculus or too much statistics, which makes it easier to read but not nearly as in depth as the official explanation (in my opinion). It's mostly a graphical / algebra based analysis to get at the basics of what district ranking is and how your ranking at an event factors into it.

Note: I haven't taken any statistics classes and we're not yet in districts, so I'm not sure if everything I wrote is completely accurate. Please let me know if anything is wrong and I'll try to correct it.