11-02-2009, 18:55
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Mad Scientist
AKA: Me
 FRC #2040 (DERT) Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: Peoria, IL
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Re: IYO, whats most important
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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
I see where we're getting the disconect. The point of the +/- isn't to be a finished ranking calculation, but rather as data.
It's something you'd review friday night (maybe saturday for procrastinators) to compile your pick lists, not the pick list in itself.
I see as much value in the outliers as I do in the averages. As you review the data, if you notice that time after time scoring teams have good matches when paired with Boxbot A, you might want to pick Boxbot A.
+/- serves as a statistic that will enable quick evaluation of the total data. It will enable you to see how consistent robot's are, as well as quickly identify outlier matches so you can determine what caused them (whether it be a mechanical failure, match-up against strong opponents, or a good partner).
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Hmmm ... This give me some ideas.
With this data, could you not tell which robot increased it's partners +/- rating by the most (or highest average increase) ? And wouldn't that show you a robot that may be a great fit for scorers even though itself may not be a prolific scorer?
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