Here is something to put in the "for what its worth" department...
1st Year (60 challenges):
Average entries- 136
Average/Blue- 7.65
*Average/entry- 5.38
Average votes/entry- 208
Average comments/entry- 19.5
Overall (619 challenges):
Average entries- 208
Average/Blue- 7.34
*Average/entry- 5.33
Average votes/entry- 227
Average comments/entry- 13.4
Last Year (189 challenges):
Average entries- 237
Average/Blue- 7.34
*Average/entry- 5.42
Average votes/entry- 236
Average comments/entry- 12.4
Last three Months (44 challenges):
Average entries- 226
Average/Blue- 7.39
*Average/entry- 5.5
Average votes/entry- 231
Average comments/entry- 12.5
Summary:
Probably the most interesting indication from these numbers is that DPC voters have remained remarkably stable in their voting patterns over time despite improvements in camera equipment, post processing skills and presumably an overall increase in the quality of entries.
The average score for blue ribbon winners has actually dropped since the first year to remain steady at around 7.3... On the other hand the average score per entry has risen slightly since the first year to its best overall rating of 5.5 in the last three months.
Not surprising, the average number of entries per challenge has increased from 136 to over 230 in the last year and the number of comments per entry has dropped since the first year as a result.
The difference between the score for blue ribbon winners and the average image is only about 2 points indicating that DPC voters trend toward voting the middle of the scale.
* The Average Score given is actually an average of averages so is not absolutely correct, but is probably close enough to be meaningful.
Message edited by author 2007-02-04 16:17:06.
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