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Originally Posted by BrendanB
Having the numbers on who scores more totes/rcs in auto and teleop is very important but don't just focus on getting numbers because you need to examine each robot through a variety of lenses that numbers might not show.
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I agree that the perfect combination for scouting is a mixture of quantitative and qualitative data. However, few teams actually have a good enough scouting system to collect meaningful quantitative data, much less qualitative data. I've reviewed data from teams (including my own) after events, and at least half of the data sets I have seen are absolute garbage. I believe that almost all teams should focus first on improving their quantitative scouting before even thinking about qualitative scouting.
Basically, if your scouts can't reliably count the number of totes a team can stack in a match, why would you trust that their "qualitative" assessments of teams mean anything at all?