White Paper Discuss: Karthik's Championship Event Data

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Originally Posted by ThirdRide

True, the third robot is not always as strong as the first two. BUT, that is already reflected in the qualification matches. Our point total after the qualification matches was lower than our partners. There is no reason why we should be punished again for something unrelated. We are being punished in our winning the regional for our average performance in the qualification matches. One had nothing to do with the other and that should be reflected in the point system.

Remember what rourke said about the SCAM ratings: the name was intentionally chosen to make sure few people take it seriously. These statistics are the same way: helpful in some ways for determining, roughly, what teams did well at regionals, but not a value judgment of your robot or your team. You aren't being punished for anything, and teams aren't being rewarded for anything; it's just a number. Go in and mess with the spreadsheet on the regional specific pages to change the scores, and adjust it until you feel it's right, then use it for your scouting purposes.