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Data Analysis: TBA and Statbotics

How to read the public analytics that complement your own scouting: OPR, DPR, and CCWM on The Blue Alliance, EPA on Statbotics, and FRC rankings. You will learn what each metric means, its limits, and how to combine it with scouting.

Data Analysis: TBA and Statbotics is module 3 of 8 in the Scouting & Strategy guide. It picks up where Building a Scouting System left off and hands over to Strategy: Picklists, Alliance Selection, and Match Play. Its 4 lessons are about 155 minutes of the guide's ~21 hours.

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01The Blue Alliance: The FRC Data HubThe Blue Alliance is the central database for FRC schedules, results, rankings, and stats, accessible by website and a free API.35 min read

02Understanding OPR, DPR, and CCWMOPR estimates a team's average scoring contribution from match scores alone using least-squares math, but it has real blind spots.40 min read

03Statbotics and the EPA ModelStatbotics computes EPA, a points-unit rating that builds on Elo, splits into auto/teleop/endgame components, and is more predictive than OPR.45 min read

04Reading FRC Rankings and Ranking PointsQualification standings are driven by Ranking Points and tiebreakers; reading them well lets you anticipate captains and seeding.35 min read

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The Blue Alliance (TBA): How to Use FRC's Match & Team DatabaseThe Blue Alliance (TBA) is FRC's free match and team database. Navigate team, event, and match pages, set up myTBA notifications, and use its read API.18 min read

Building an FRC Scouting App: Data Model, TBA/Statbotics APIs, and PicklistsBuild an FRC scouting app: match and pit scouting, a simple data model, pulling schedules and EPA from the TBA and Statbotics APIs, and building a picklist.20 min read

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