paper: FRC Event Comparison 2009-2013

[Jim Zondag]

Since registration opens tomorrow and everyone is working to pick events, I figured I should post this again.
This sheet plots all Events played in the 2013 season on a 2-D scatter-plot.
What this plot shows is overall competitive strength of the event vs. the competitive balance of the event.


Higher on the chart means an overall stronger event
Further right on the chart means a more balanced event.

All of the raw data is available in tabular form in the OPR Event Data tab. The graph is pretty cluttered with the labels in the center regions.
I include the IRI as a reference point to set an upper limit to the "art of the possible" in event quality.

Due to the co=dependency of the variables used to generate this type of chart, the events will trend up and to the right as they get better.

Fun with math!
Good luck teams with registration. I hope everyone gets into the events they want.