Re: Questions for Blas Lugo and Eric Hecht

[quote="nolan"]Here's a list of 91 Grand Prix events since 1/1/2008
that offered 30 or more Grand Prix points.  (All sections are
included, USCF IDs are counted only once, so re-entries and section
changes should be factored out.)

There aren't very many events where the percentage of 'local' players
(defined as living within 150 miles) is less than 44% (two of those
being in Bermuda), and for around a quarter of these events it was 90%
or higher:


[code]
tnmt_eventid              tnmt_name              state players within
150  Pct
------------ ----------------------------------- ----- -------
---------- -----

200809147431 2008 MIAMI OPEN                     FL        212
114  53.8

[/code][/quotte]You have 212 players in the Miami Open of which 114
came from 150 miles of Miami.

Is my understanding of the data correct?

This seems to support the view that an above average number of out-of-
state players played, which means that the possibility of a hurricane
was not a significant factor.

Sam Sloan