Match Significance Index
Joseph Johnson
I would love for each Qualifications match to have number next to it that is a figure of merit for the influence the match is likely to have on the final ranking.
Something like a weighed number of top 8 or top 10 ranking slots change based on the outcome of the match, probably also weighted by chance of actually happening (a match that makes everyone in the top ranks change but is never going to happen is not a very significant match)
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Abhijit Gupta
This sounds like a great idea, maybe something similar to 538's NFL game importance metrics: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-nfl-predictions/games/
I'm not sure I will be able to work on it particularly soon, but I will try and get to it as soon as I can :)
Joseph Johnson
Abhijit Gupta: Wow. You read these. Amazing. Great. Super useful site. Adds a lot to my enjoyment of FIRST.
As long as you are reading, can I ask for another feature? How about making the selection for number of teams in a table sticky. If I wanted 50 last time I saw this page (or one like it) probably I want 50 again this time. I hate that it defaults to 10 teams and then I have to select and pick from a menu (no, I really prefer 50 per page). Then I reload the page to get updated info and you make me enter this change.
Now that I type it, it would also be nice if the tab I was looking at stayed the same when I reload the page. If I am looking at simulation and I reload, I revert back to the Insights tab. Not what I wanted at all.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers,
Joe J.
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Abhijit Gupta
Joseph Johnson: Thanks for the feedback! I implemented the feature where the tab state stays on refresh.
I won't be able to build the sticky page size right away, but I will create a GitHub issue so I don't forget.
Joseph Johnson
Abhijit Gupta: Awesome. Thanks.