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Re: Predicting team startup growth

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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber View Post
First off, I wonder if FIRST has done this type of analysis.
My impression .... and it is only an impression is that the target numbers from FIRST are just numbers pulled out of the air, sort of the same way a sales manager at a car dealership creates numbers. But I could be completely and thoroughly wrong.

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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber View Post
Second, thanks, this is really cool information. One question, instead of using the raw population might there be a benefit to using the population between 5 and 18, the people FIRST targets?
Probably irrelevant assuming acturary data across age groups are more or less consistent across the US. Meaning you could just as easily correlate to the number of 1 year old babies. What we need to look for are "comparative team/population ratios" between states/regions, not age groups. methinks...

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