The goal of this project is to create a ranking system for pipe bands across the world. To do this there are two parts (WIP)
- Using Selenium, scrape the results from major pipe band association websites over a specific time range.
- Using TrueSkill, create a ranking table for pipe bands across associations
Stretch goals:
- Create an accessible repository of pipe band coontents results. Open question: should I put that data here in git? For now, I will
- Create a website or visualization to show the rankings of bands over time
- Be able to associate together minor variations in pipe band names. E.g., "Inveraray" is similar to "Inveraray & District Pipe Band"
- Collect data from all the major pipe band associations world wide: RSPBA, EUSPBA, MWPBA, WUSPBA, the ones in Canada and the Antipodes
- Create odds and predictions for upcoming contests.