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moomin
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Topic: New PY Website Posted: 14 Nov 12 at 11:30am |
Thanks Marke and Alex,
Question answered: it looks for the number of different competitors in the sample - perfect. No complaints about the new system, a massive step forward. Thanks for the effort to the team that have put it together.
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AlexM
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Nov 12 at 11:20am |
My question is what happens if your data continues to follow the same pattern over a range of 80 points but as you sail more races, you will have more data points. So will your CF increase despite the fact it's still only you sailing and it becomes a personal PY?
If that pattern continued i wouldn't expect the c.f. to move from 0 (I haven't seen this happen in any of our single boat classes) but you are correct if it did it would be a personal h'cap. It does take a lot of data for the c.f. to move and then our club only takes a % of the movement when the c.f. is low (see earlier posts) Simple question: Does the PY calculator look for a difference between the number of races and the total number of starters, that would indicate there are multiple boats from the same class entered in the races when assigning a CF. It does - it produces the table below at the bottom of each race you enter: |
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marke
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Nov 12 at 11:18am |
moomin
The PYS confidence factor is a composite metric based on
At my club we take the PYS output as a starting point for the local adjustments and then do some analysis of individual data points across multiple seasons to analyse relative CSF values between our main fleets (remarkably similar with the exception of one fleet). As several others have noted the introduction of local adjustments has resulted in more competitive racing and a greater mix in the results at my club - this may be one factor in higher turnouts. Remember this is the first year that the PYS has tried the cf - it is very likely to be tweaked and improved as more experience is gained. mark Edited by marke - 14 Nov 12 at 11:19am |
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moomin
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Nov 12 at 11:03am |
Thanks Alex,
Not sure you've quite got the jist of what I'm asking.
Your PY in the RS100 varies over a range of about 85 (995 to 910 ish). The 400 results vary over a similar range 80ish (895 to 975ish). The 400's have a higher CF factor therefore becuase they have more data points - more data points better confidence, and the RS100 CF is low because there are fewer data points. The only reason the 400s can have a higher CF is due to the number of data points because from a rough eyeball of the graph the distribution actually looks less stable.
My question is what happens if your data continues to follow the same pattern over a range of 80 points but as you sail more races, you will have more data points. So will your CF increase despite the fact it's still only you sailing and it becomes a personal PY?
Simple question: Does the PY calculator look for a difference between the number of races and the total number of starters, that would indicate there are multiple boats from the same class entered in the races when assigning a CF. Edited by moomin - 14 Nov 12 at 11:08am |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Nov 12 at 10:57am |
Hadn't noticed that but......... there is a reason for that!
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Nov 12 at 10:55am |
Does that suggest that 100's sail faster in warm water? OMG, maybe Graeme was on to something...
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AlexM
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Nov 12 at 10:38am |
Hi Moomin,
I’m not sure that I can answer your question but I’ll give myself as an example. All the single boat classes in our club still currently have a 0 c.f. I think your assumption of a single boat sailed in consistent way is wrong as even if you win every race your position from the mean could vary drastically and then your sailed to PY will be different. Have a look at my 100 PY below, it’s all over the place (and I would hope I sail consistently bad ): When you have lots of boats it takes the average of their sailed to PY and as you can see on our 400’s the graph the range is smaller thus giving us a good c.f. |
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moomin
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Nov 12 at 9:53am |
Can anyone answer this question that is confusing me at the moment. I thought the new PY system was supposed to ensure the PYs were based on a good sample spread across a fleet i.e. the confidence factor, and avoid personal handicapping. What I'm reading now is that if I am the only person sailing a particular class then to start off with the CF will be low (due to low number of appearances) but as more races are sailed will the CF rise or does the system recongise that it is a single boat and prevent personal handicaps?
If the CF based on the stability of the PY then surely a single boat will actually create a higher CF faster than a small group, as the boat will be sailed to a more consistent way. Hence the high CF relating to the Scorpion in previous posts which seem to have been generated by a single good sailor.
Before you start I know PY sailing is not perfect and if I don't like it then buy a different boat and go fleet racing etc etc. I enjoy sailing my choices of boats and won't be deterred from sailing based on a PY, more of a stats/data geek interest!
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Nov 12 at 11:18am |
Exactly. The PYS only rates boats relative to each other, not in absolute terms.
There is a risk that some clubs will pick and mix from other clubs suggested PY's - especially those that have been designated as having a high Confidence Index. For example, take Thornbury's Topper PY, Yorkshire Dale's Vortex PY and Hayling's 400 PY, because the clubs have a lot of 'confidence' in those numbers. But that would be mathematical nonsense. |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Nov 12 at 11:01am |
Anyone? Is there a standard boat that is benchmarked off?[/QUOTE] Apparently not. I don't think the RYA handle the data properly regarding returns from clubs where most of the handicaps are changed either. For instance HISC change the numbers, every boat in the fast py races are running on lower py's. The slow fleet may have increased PY's but 99% of the time they are not in the same race. So if they get some data that says B14 should be 750, they need to rebase that because the B14 is racing against a Flying Dutchman at 810 or something. So the info they have is B14 should be 750/810 of the FD PY The data is being mangled by both clubs and RYA. Since clubs like HISC do the same thing to their numbers every year, the effect is that boats like the RS400 keep dropping by the same amount every year. But, the Merlin is dropping faster. |
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