Scouting sheet input requested

[BJC]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

Be sure your not mistaking Precision for Accuracy. Being able to say "This team on average has a speed rating of 3.54" is still based on the biased perception of the scouts.

Just to clarify my above post:

I would consider Precision how well the drivers drive. Although it is not easily defined it is very apparent which robots are well driven and which are not.

I consider Accuracy how precise the drivers need to drive to be successful. For example this year if you have a roller claw to pick up tubes off the ground you generally need to be less accurate then if you are picking tubes using the inside hole.

and Yes, the 12345 metric can be bias, however, it is not used to find a average. It is instead a tool for scouters to consider when making a pick list. It is not perfect, however despite all flaws it has worked amazingly well for our team. Combined with all the other scouting info it gives a great general idea of how good a team is at said function.

[XaulZan11]

Originally Posted by BJC

I would consider Precision how well the drivers drive. Although it is not easily defined it is very apparent which robots are well driven and which are not.

I consider Accuracy how precise the drivers need to drive to be successful. For example this year if you have a roller claw to pick up tubes off the ground you generally need to be less accurate then if you are picking tubes using the inside hole.

I was talking about Precision and Accuracy in the statistical/numbers sense, not in the robotics sense. Basically, precision does not mean accuracy. I can say there are "1,002,353,234,354,787" grains of sand on a beach and be very Precise, but still be innacurate. On the other hand, I can say there are over 1 billion grains of sand. I wouldn't be Precise but I'd be Accurate. Obviously the key is to balance precision and accuracy.

Back to the robotics, by putting a number on the speed/driving ability/pickup speed, you are precise, but not necessarily accurate. I think people have a tendency to see precision (a number) and assume it is accurate.

[Wildcat]

attached below are the most recent updates of my sheets

[Sue-San]

That is a pretty nice scouting sheet

Just a few suggestions/comments:

• Like stated before, try to take out the subjective stuff. Is there any way you can remove the whole ranking box and make it into yes/no questions to avoid too much judgement made by the scouts?
• Have you considered adding anything about defense?
• I like the portion about the lane entry

Good Luck!