Wednesday, October 7, 2026

A note on rankings

 

The Model is Only as Good as the Data

That data is often bad. The algorithm used was found written on the wall of the men's restroom on the second floor of the Electric Palm. It was found after several ivy league adjacent math knowers were debating Ordinary Least Squares over a pitcher of Blue Moon and an order of the Bang Bang Shrimp. 

The author(s) of this site hurriedly copied the information down on the one ply toilet paper provided by the establishment. 

We take race results from official sources and scrimmage results from unofficial sources. Fall racing is additionally challenging with fewer races, more boats in each category, and no consistent way that teams organize crews. Some may do even line ups for certain races, others may race certain JV boats as their top. Who's to know if a random four is the best four kids on a team, or the kids who didn't make the 3rd eight?

If you think your ranking is right, race hard and prove it. 
If you think the ranking is wrong, race hard and prove it. 

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