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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>FYI- This is what FAI says about scoring. The AMA
does not use TBL .(See note 2 on discards).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Most folks are writing about this from the
perspective of "gut-feel". </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is true that one "bad" judge can spoil it for
others, the logic of "discarding does" not address the issue. It only deals with
one special case of scoring.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Eric.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Scores for all rounds, preliminary, semi-finals and finals, will be
computed using the Tarasov-Bauer-<BR>Long (TBL) statistical averaging scoring
system. Only computer tabulation systems containing the <BR>TBL algorithm and
judge analysis programs and approved by the CIAM Bureau can be used at <BR>World
and Continental Championships. All scores for each round, preliminary,
semi-final and finals, <BR>will then be normalised as follows. When all
competitors have flown in front of a particular group of <BR>judges (i.e. a
round) the highest score shall be awarded 1000 points. The remaining scores for
that <BR>group of judges are then normalised to a percentage of the 1000 points
in the ratio of actual score <BR>over winner’s score. </DIV>
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<DIV>PointsX = <BR>SX ´1000</DIV>
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<DIV>SW </DIV>
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<DIV>PointsX = points awarded to competitor <BR>X<BR>SX = score of competitor
<BR>X<BR>SW = score of winner of round.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Note 1: Final and semi-final flights to determine the individual winner
are only required for World and <BR>Continental Championships. For smaller
contests the total of the three best preliminary flights may <BR>be used to
determine the individual winner and team placing. </DIV>
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<DIV>Note 2: The TBL system can only be applied for events with at least 10
competitors and 5 judges. <BR>For those smaller events that are not scored with
the TBL system, the high and low scores for each <BR>manoeuvre will be discarded
if four or more judges are used. </FONT></DIV>
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