Saturday, March 28, 2015

How Many Times the Average UNC Band Member Performs TAG in Their College Career

As promised, I've been tracking the number of times we play many of the fight songs at band performances throughout this year. My ultimate goal was to estimate how many times the average UNC band member performs each of these school songs in their college career over four years. Thanks to Isaac gathering the last data I needed (from a softball gig), I can now publish those estimates.

Background
Previously, I calculated summary statistics on pep band gigs for this purpose. Using the average number of gigs attended for each type, and the number of times each song is played at each gig type, I can calculate the average number of times each song is played in a year (and subsequently in four years).

For example:
The average band member plays 1.22 volleyball gigs per year. At a typical volleyball gig, we play "TAG" 5 times, "Here Comes Carolina" 4 times, "Hark the Sound" once, and "Carolina Victory" once. This then is multiplied out for one year, and then over four years like so:


TypeAvg GigsHCCVTAGHS
One gigVB1.224151
1 year4.891.226.111.22
4 years19.554.8924.434.89

I then can sum over all gigs, and I have figures on every type of sporting event the band performs at, including:
Football (Home, Away), Men's Basketball (Home, Postseason), Women's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Softball, Gymnastics, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, and extra performances (like makeup gigs).

Finally, the totals (for one year):

Here ComesCarolina VictoryTAGHark the Sound
156.1749.12339.1746.28
And the totals, for a band member over four years:

Here ComesCarolina VictoryTAGHark the Sound
665.40237.221,397.41225.83
Note: This factors in the additional home men's basketball games seniors get to attend, as well as travel to men's/women's tournaments.

So the average band member plays TAG almost 1,400 times over the course of their college career.

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