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February 4th, 2005
Law League Bowling’s fuzzy math
Posted by on Friday, February 4, 2005 at 12:05 am

Attention fellow NDLS bowlers! If you were confused about your team’s ranking, you’re not alone. There is absolutely no statistical significance to the current order of teams. The way the bowling alley handled the first-week scoring was incredibly asinine, with the result that statistical rounding error determined the current “standings.”

It all revolves around handicaps, scoring averages, and odd numbers vs. even numbers. Let me try to explain.

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