Quote Originally Posted by sanahtlig View Post
For all of these reasons, I rate your proposal as mediocre: unlikely to contribute substantially to the body of knowledge, and likely far more effort than it's worth.
Do I need to tell you again that you aren't a qualified observer? Aside from the heavy bias, your assessment is shot through with more logical fallacies than I can name right now, though if you'd like I can take an inventory for you.

Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
Came someone tell me what this spading is? I've never heard the word used with statistical info. Is it regional jargon or something?
It's not specific to statistics, it's a general gaming term for discovering the game environment and mechanics. Statistical spading isn't my favorite kind, but if no one else has the will to learn the mechanics, I do.