[Donovan0217]

Originally Posted by zzzag

Basically, the question here is, is it possible to create a statistic to measure the probable success of a robot/alliance?
Details: Theoretically, given a field of any number of robots (around the size of a regional) assign those robots a number indicating the percentage of robots receiving a lower number. Be able to use this measurement to predict which alliance will win a match with reliable accuracy.

Is this possible, how accurate is it, and what is the formula to calculate it?

While this is technically possible, it is far from accurate to calculate it with a number because some factors are intangible and unable to put a number to. One of these is the strategical factor, and it is really difficult to put a number to that, even as a ranking of the teams, because different types of strategies may be more effective then others at different points.

How would you choose to rank a team that is amazing at strategizing, but has an average to poor level robot, versus a team that has an amazing robot but a very low level strategy system?