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| − | In quizbowl [[packet]]s or [[set]]s, the '''distribution''' (or "'''distro'''") of categories is the set of fixed ratios in which categories will appear within a given packet or question set. | + | {{Category box}} |
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| + | In quizbowl [[packet]]s or [[set]]s, the '''distribution''' (or "'''distro'''") of categories is the set of fixed ratios in which categories will appear within a given packet or question set.</onlyinclude> | ||
Most tournaments follow the lead of [[ACF]] in using a "per-packet" distribution, which means that categories will occur in the same proportions in every packet across the entire set (e.g. every packet will have 4/4 literature tossups/bonuses if any one packet has 4/4 tossups/bonuses). [[NAQT]] is the major exception to this standard, since its packet-assembly software uses a fixed distribution for each category across the entire set, then allots it across packets with some variation in the occurrence for each packet (so a single packet might have 4/4 literature, 5/4 literature, or 4/5 literature, but never 2/2). | Most tournaments follow the lead of [[ACF]] in using a "per-packet" distribution, which means that categories will occur in the same proportions in every packet across the entire set (e.g. every packet will have 4/4 literature tossups/bonuses if any one packet has 4/4 tossups/bonuses). [[NAQT]] is the major exception to this standard, since its packet-assembly software uses a fixed distribution for each category across the entire set, then allots it across packets with some variation in the occurrence for each packet (so a single packet might have 4/4 literature, 5/4 literature, or 4/5 literature, but never 2/2). | ||
Revision as of 11:35, 26 October 2021
In quizbowl packets or sets, the distribution (or "distro") of categories is the set of fixed ratios in which categories will appear within a given packet or question set.
Most tournaments follow the lead of ACF in using a "per-packet" distribution, which means that categories will occur in the same proportions in every packet across the entire set (e.g. every packet will have 4/4 literature tossups/bonuses if any one packet has 4/4 tossups/bonuses). NAQT is the major exception to this standard, since its packet-assembly software uses a fixed distribution for each category across the entire set, then allots it across packets with some variation in the occurrence for each packet (so a single packet might have 4/4 literature, 5/4 literature, or 4/5 literature, but never 2/2).