Odd WCA stats/ Stats request Thread

[qqwref]

Given the region, I wouldn't want to assume such things. A mistake could potentially be very offensive.

 

[Kian]

Given the region, I wouldn't want to assume such things. A mistake could potentially be very offensive.

Oh, yes. I would absolutely not suggest changing without his knowledge. That would be bad. I was just suggesting that we could likely have a pretty good idea of where he was from.

 

[cubernya]

One idea: For anybody whose country has split (such as Josef), rather than keeping the country in the database, couldn't we put "Stateless" under country? This obviously wouldn't even by only for people whose country has split, but also including those who have no citizenship.

 

[TMOY]

I think we should at least be consistent. For Worlds 1982 Jozsef Borsos is counted as competing for Yugoslavia, but Jessica Fridrich is counted as competing for Czech Republic, a country which didn't exist yet (the split of Czechoslovakia happened in 1993). That's a bit weird.

And what about country which have merged ? Roland Brinkmann is counted as competing for Germany, but with the same logic, it should be either West Germany or East Germany.

 

[Kian]

I just realized that, with an average of 13.19, I am no longer in the top 100 in the United States. That is ridiculous.

 

[Stefan]

I just realized that, with an average of 13.19, I am no longer in the top 100 in the United States. That is ridiculous.

Twice upon a time I was proud German champion with 16.xy averages. Now with 12.73 I'm ranked 41. Welcome to 2012.

 

[MaeLSTRoM]

Twice upon a time I was proud German champion with averages around 16 seconds. Now with 12.73 I'm ranked 41. Welcome to 2012.

I know that I'm pretty new to cubing, but I'm pretty sure around this time last year a sub-15 average was top 1000 in the world. Now you need sub-14. Although that's only a second, its quite a large amount of people getting fast O_o. 3x3 is quickly becoming my worst event.

Actually, could we have a graph of what average top 100/1000 was since the start of 2008? (Or whatever timescale you feel would give a nice graph )

 

[Stefan]

Actually, could we have a graph of what average top 100/1000 was since the start of 2008? (Or whatever timescale you feel would give a nice graph )

I've actually been working on something like that, but it's not finished yet. Here's a preview:

 

[Bob]

Pretty nice curve for #100

 

[nickvu2]

Pretty nice curve for #100

I'd like to see a trend line extended into the future!

 

[cubernya]

I think we should at least be consistent. For Worlds 1982 Jozsef Borsos is counted as competing for Yugoslavia, but Jessica Fridrich is counted as competing for Czech Republic, a country which didn't exist yet (the split of Czechoslovakia happened in 1993). That's a bit weird.

And what about country which have merged ? Roland Brinkmann is counted as competing for Germany, but with the same logic, it should be either West Germany or East Germany.

For Worlds 82, Fridrich is counted as competing for Czechoslovakia. It was updated because she competed later, something Borsos didn't do. We could've easily determined that Roland Brinkmann should be counted for Germany, since East and West Germany merged, which is clear which country they should go to. For a split, there are multiple options and the only way to know for sure is if they compete again (like Fridrich)

By the way: If I had to take an educated guess as to which modern country Borsos had citizenship in, I would say Serbia, and can almost guarantee it's not Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

[spyr0th3dr4g0n]

What is the average age of a cuber, a male cuber, and a female cuber?

 

[Stefan]

What is the average age of a cuber, a male cuber, and a female cuber?

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?38499-Age-of-speedcubing-community

 

[vcuber13]

can someone do the sq1 to 3x3 ratio again i cant find it, and i would like to see if/where im on it

 

[Bob]

In this thread, Alan pointed out that a different person won each of the 12 events held at Princeton Fall 2012.

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?32976-Princeton-Fall-2012&p=787322&viewfull=1#post787322

What is the most events held in which this has happened? How many times has this even happened at all?

 

[Stefan]

Here's a preview:

Alright, I'm gonna finish this now. Here's the current preview:
http://worldcubeassociation.org/results/misc/evolution/

 

[Anthony]

Cool fact I just noticed as I tried out this stat visualizer:

2010 started with a NAR single of 8.91 seconds and ended with a NAR average of 8.91 seconds. Both set by Rowe Hessler.

 

[Stefan]

Alright, I'm gonna finish this now. Here's the current preview:
http://worldcubeassociation.org/results/misc/evolution/

It's finished now, and as for an odd thing, you can see 2x2 is the only event where top 100 single beats the average world record. Looks like pyraminx or one-handed might be next.

 

[Ton]

Well 3x3 is going to flatline

How much work is it to create an age category 3x3 , e.g. top 10 age 0-10 , 10-20, 20-30 , 40+

 

[Stefan]

age category 3x3 , e.g. top 10 age 0-10 , 10-20, 20-30 , 40+

That seems rather meaningless.