2012-2013/1.1 - Kentucky High School Speech League

KHSSL Handbook 51 2012-2013/1.1Likewise, judge B indicated that he/she preferred contestant two and judge C indicated that he/shepreferred contestant one. Contestant one is therefore preferred two judges to one.c. Contestants having identical composite ranks and on whom the judging preferencemethod would not yield a majority decision are then ordered by utilizing compositereciprocals as outlined in item 7b and then reapplying judges' preference.Consider the following example which gives the ranks of three contestants from judges A, B, and C:A B CContestant One 1 3 6Contestant Two 6 1 3Contestant Three 4 4 2Each contestant has a composite rank of ten, so judges' preference is used next. As in the previousexample, judge A indicated that he/she preferred contestant one, judge B indicated that he/she preferredcontestant two, and judge C indicated that he/she preferred contestant three. Since no contestant waspreferred by a majority of the judges, composite reciprocals are then used. Contestants one and two haveidentical composite reciprocals (1/1 + 1/3 + 1/6 = 1 + .333 + .167 = 2) and are preferred overcontestant three whose composite reciprocal is 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/2 =.25 + .25 + .5 = 1. Looking onlyat the judges' preferences for contestants one and two, judge A preferred contestant one, judge B preferredcontestant two, and judge C also preferred contestant two. Therefore, the order of contestants in this exampleis two, one, and three.d. Contestants who cannot be ordered by composite ranks, judges' preference, orcomposite reciprocal are then ordered by composite rating as outlined in item 7c.Consider the following example which gives the ranks/ratings or three contestants from judges A, B, and C:A B CContestant One 1/100 2/97 3/94Contestant Two 2/96 3/93 1/100Contestant Three 3/92 1/100 2/96Each contestant has a composite rank of 6, each judge prefers a different contestant (A prefers one, B prefersthree, and C prefers two) and each contestant has a composite reciprocal of 1/1 + 1/2 + 1/3 = 1 +.5 + .333 = 1.833. Composite ratings are then used to place the contestants in the order one (100 +97 + 94 =291), two (96 + 93 + 100 = 289), and three (92 + 100 + 96 = 288).e. Only when all of the above methods fail shall two or more contestants beconsidered tied in the final placement.12. The tournament director will make results and numbers available in electronic form to the ExecutiveDirector within forty-eight hours of the end of the tournament. A tournament conducted ontabroom.com in the Kentucky Circuit is considered available.13. Upon receipt of the results from the tournament director, the Executive Director will determinethose individuals who prequalified on the basis of the following guidelines: