GUIDES · BETSLIP DOCTOR
Which season should a research summary label when the new season has not begun?
Use the season identifier attached to the latest completed records before the stated cutoff, and label it as that prior season if the new season has not begun. Keep the sample size and captured coverage with any appearance count, average, or record. Do not relabel older results as current-season evidence or imply a full season when only partial coverage was checked.
For Bettors and cappers interpreting sports-record evidence · Updated
Use the season ID in the source record
Season calendars and labels vary by sport and competition. When the new season has not begun, the latest completed results may belong to the previous season. Preserve the season identifier in the source rather than calling it current because it is the newest data available.
State the cutoff used to select completed appearances or contests. A newest available record can still be historical evidence.
Keep the sample and coverage beside the summary
A count, selected-metric average, or wins-losses-ties summary needs its season, sample, and relevant unit or coverage. If the source covers only some appearances or contests, identify that limit instead of presenting the data as a complete season.
BSD's methodology says each answer uses records actually fetched and shows when a question could not be answered. It does not establish that a complete current record set is available for every subject or sport.
Hypothetical: the next season has not begun
Imagine a summary is prepared before a subject's next season starts. The latest completed records belong to the prior season. The summary labels that season by its source identifier and states the cutoff, sample, and captured coverage; it does not rename those results as current-season performance.
Related questions
Should the latest available prior-season result be labeled current?
No. Use its actual season identifier and say that it is prior-season evidence when the new season has not begun.
Is a latest-season average meaningful without its sample and coverage?
The value alone can hide what was counted. State the season, cutoff, sample size, unit, and captured coverage supported by the source.