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let me say this about that...
Posted by Joe Johnson, Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.

Posted on 5/6/99 11:35 PM MST


In Reply to: New bags may get discouraged... posted by Daniel on 5/6/99 10:50 PM MST:



Three things:

1) I don't think that this system unfairly hurts rookies and even if it did, teams are not rookies forever. There are many many many disadvantages to being new to this FIRST game. Yet, most of us get through it. Many not only get through it, but rise to the challenge.


2) If the teams that only go to the Nationals are a representative sample of all teams in terms of performance, then, on average, the system proposed neither hurts nor helps such teams because they are presumed to be average teams in the presence of no wieghings to the contrary and half of the teams would be above average and half would be below average. However, I argue that the teams that only go to the Nationals are NOT a representative sample and infact are likely to have a mean performance level significantly below the average of teams going to at least one regional before attending the Nationals (see explanation below). If this theory is correct, then the scales are tilted in their FAVOR not against them.


3) I think that it is in the interest of FIRST to encourage teams to attend a regional before attending the Nationals. Perhaps a system that is perceived to be a disadvantage to teams that only go the Nationals is a good thing, providing an extra incentive to teams to find a way to get to a regional.


Joe J.


EXPLANATION OF STATEMENT ABOVE:

3 reasons why I believe that the group of teams only attending the Nationals are not a representative sample of all FIRST teams in terms of robot performance:

First of all, funding does matter somewhat and teams that can only go to the Nationals are more likely to have lower funding for their robot.

Second, as has been much discussed, going to a regional gives teams a chance to improve their robots and their driver skill.

Third, FIRST rewards fanatics and teams that only go to the Nationals are less likely to be FIRST fanantics than the typical team going to one or more regionals.

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