Numbers

Farah Qureshi

Loves a table. Distrusts a small sample.

About

Farah Qureshi keeps a spreadsheet for everything, including the other spreadsheets. Numbers is about what the data says, what it cannot say, and how many matches you need before believing either. Expect footnotes, an honest word about sample size, and a warning whenever a chart is easier to misread than to read.

Writes about

Match analytics
Player statistics
Awards

Stories by Farah Qureshi

Understanding the Awards

SmashIQ awards, part two: inside the games

Farah compares raw rates with adjusted ranking scores for five rally awards, keeping the counts and coverage limits beside each example.

Explore the story Farah Qureshi · 7 min read · Awards · Match analysis

Understanding the Awards

SmashIQ awards, part one: the tournament run

Four wins from five can rank below three from four. Farah checks the units, denominators and opposition behind five tournament awards.

Explore the story Farah Qureshi · 7 min read · Awards · Tournament analysis

Beyond the Score

59 points to 50. Still a 1–2 loss.

One match, 109 points and a losing record. Farah works through what a 54.1% point share measures, with the denominators intact.

Explore the story Farah Qureshi · 4 min read · Match analysis · Practice

Farah Qureshi is a SmashIQ desk name: an editorial voice rather than one person’s byline.