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Re: Teams to Watch

I am so confused as to why so many people think the Newton division is "weak" or a "toss-up". By most metrics, some of, if not the most powerful teams in FIRST are on Newton. The average OPR for Newton is a point and a half higher than all the other fields. The modes* for OPR scores on Galileo, Archimedes, and Curie are respectively, 8, 5, and 10. The mode for Newton is 17. 1717, 469, 1983. There is no end to the list of powerhouses on this field. My money is that someone from Newton will win on Einstein.



*Im not entirely sure if the mode is even slightly relevant from a statistical standpoint, but it certainly looks impressive.
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