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This article is from the College Bowl FAQ, by George Atendido aten0001@tc.umn.edu with numerous contributions by others.

16a) How are statistics kept? (College Bowl)

It depends on the host. Every tournament uses scoresheets to track each
match, and most tournaments publish the player statistics at some point
during and/or after play.

Stats are sometimes tabulated by hand, but are increasingly being
computerized. Many people have created spreadsheets and database
applications to track player stats and automate computation. The best
freely available CB/ACF stats application is StatKeeper, developed by the
folks at Auburn University. StatKeeper has some minor limitations but
few bugs, and has many nifty features. StatKeeper runs on the Macintosh.

To obtain a copy of StatKeeper, you have two options. A copy of StatKeeper
has been placed in binhex form on the FTP site, and you can download it
from there, or you can get a copy through snail-mail. To do this, email
Pat Matthews at patrickm@pobox.upenn.edu. Typically, you will have
to mail Pat Matthews a 3.5" disk and return postage, and he will mail you
back the program.

 

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