Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Stunning statistical coincidence

How's this for an incredible coincidence of consistency? The top-five composite times for the men’s cross country team at the MAAC Championships at Holmdel Park and the IC4A Championships at Van Cortlandt Park were virtually identical. Here are the amazing numbers.

MAAC Championship
Top-5 combined time: 2:11:35.31
Top-5 average: 26:19.06
1-through-5 spread: 39.36 seconds
IC4A Championship
Top-5 combined time: 2:11:37.70
Top-5 average: 26:19.54
1-through-5 spread: 35.6 seconds.

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