How many times is enough to prove consistency?

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How many times is enough to prove consistency?

View Poll Results: How many times are necessary to determine consistency?
Defenses: 1-3	1	1.35%
Defenses: 4-6	14	18.92%
Defenses: 7-10	18	24.32%
Defenses: 11-20	18	24.32%
Defenses: All	27	36.49%
Climbing: 1-3	4	5.41%
Climbing: 4-8	27	36.49%
Climbing: All	33	44.59%
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26-01-2016, 23:43

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Re: How many times is enough to prove consistency?

Another important consideration is when failures occur, since teams often improve over the event. I'd feel better picking a team with 5 failures in their first couple of matches and none later in the event than a team with 3 failures in matches 3, 9 and 10.

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