pic: FIRST Overdrive Score Distribution

[Nate Laverdure]

Originally Posted by Optimizer

That being said, it's a very interesting plot, so thanks, Joe Ross! But what's the "poly" stuff all about?

"Poly" --> Default abbreviation in MS Excel for a polynomial function, as opposed to other trendline options including linear, logarithmic, and exponential functions. This looks like a 4th or 5th order function, which in this case is acting as an approximation for a bell curve.

[Heretic121]

if these scores are scores before penalties team 121, 40, and i forgot who else *sorry* had a score of 90 but 110 before penalties...