{
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "licenseName": "CC BY 4.0",
  "credit": "The Tennis Desk, https://thetennisdesk.com/research/what-happens-after-a-bump",
  "provenance": {
    "statements": {
      "derived": {
        "from": "docs/research/records/what-happens-after-a-bump.json: each statement's own SQL, executed read-only against production by scripts/measure-research-record.ts, which refuses to write this file if any n, hits or value disagrees with the record"
      }
    }
  },
  "slug": "what-happens-after-a-bump",
  "question": "What happens after a bump?",
  "verdict": "publishable",
  "measuredOn": "2026-10-05",
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      "n": 1151,
      "hits": null,
      "value": 1151,
      "claim": "Computer-rated players whose published NTRP rating rose one level at a year end from 2022 to 2025, one rating in each of the two seasons. A player who moved up at two year ends is counted once for each move.",
      "unit": "players"
    },
    "moved-up-new-appealed": {
      "n": 1151,
      "hits": 73,
      "value": 6.3,
      "claim": "Of the computer-rated players whose published rating rose one level at a 2022 to 2025 year end, how many in a hundred had a new rating carrying the appeal letter A. They are counted in every figure: the rule that leaves out a letter other than C reads the old rating only.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "moved-up-new-self": {
      "n": 1151,
      "hits": 13,
      "value": 1.1,
      "claim": "Of the computer-rated players whose published rating rose one level at a 2022 to 2025 year end, how many in a hundred had a new rating carrying the self-rated letter S. They are counted in every figure.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "first-season-players": {
      "n": 693,
      "hits": null,
      "value": 693,
      "claim": "Of the players who moved up, those who played at least one rated line at the new rating the next season, in an Adult 18 & Over or 40 & Over league at that one rating.",
      "unit": "players"
    },
    "paired-players": {
      "n": 461,
      "hits": null,
      "value": 461,
      "claim": "Of the players who moved up, those who played at least one rated line at the old rating the season before the move and at least one at the new rating the season after it.",
      "unit": "players"
    },
    "median-lines-new": {
      "n": 693,
      "hits": null,
      "value": 6,
      "claim": "The median number of rated lines a player who moved up played at the new rating in the first season, over the players who played at least one.",
      "unit": "lines"
    },
    "played-new": {
      "n": 1151,
      "hits": 693,
      "value": 60.2,
      "claim": "Of the players who moved up, how many in a hundred played at least one rated line at the new rating the next season.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "held-played": {
      "n": 11528,
      "hits": 6897,
      "value": 59.8,
      "claim": "Of the computer-rated players whose published rating stayed the same at a year end from 2022 to 2025, how many in a hundred played at least one rated line at that rating the next season. The comparison for played-new. n counts year ends at which a player held their rating, not people: a player who held at three year ends counts three times, so the page says \"times a player held their rating\".",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
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      "n": 4937,
      "hits": 2502,
      "value": 50.7,
      "claim": "Of the rated lines the players who moved up played at the new rating in their first season there, how many in a hundred they won. n counts lines, not players; first-season-players counts the players. Null under 50 players or 5 lines won.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "first-season-won-new-computer": {
      "n": 4413,
      "hits": 2243,
      "value": 50.8,
      "claim": "first-season-won with only the moves whose new rating is a computer rating (letter C): of the rated lines those players played at the new rating the next season, how many in a hundred they won. n counts lines. The check that the 73 appealed and 13 self-rated new ratings do not move the answer.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
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      "n": 4560,
      "hits": 3607,
      "value": 79.1,
      "claim": "Of the rated lines the players who played at both ratings played at the OLD rating, the season before they moved up, how many in a hundred they won. n counts lines; paired-players counts the players.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
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    "paired-new-won": {
      "n": 3783,
      "hits": 1980,
      "value": 52.3,
      "claim": "Of the rated lines the same players (those who played at both ratings) played at the NEW rating, the season after they moved up, how many in a hundred they won. n counts lines; paired-players counts the players.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "held-won": {
      "n": 45591,
      "hits": 24659,
      "value": 54.1,
      "claim": "Of the rated lines played by computer-rated players who held their rating at the same year ends, at that rating in the next season, how many in a hundred they won. The players already at a level, in the same seasons as the first seasons up. n counts lines.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "held-won-players": {
      "n": 6897,
      "hits": null,
      "value": 6897,
      "claim": "The players behind held-won: computer-rated players who held their rating and played at least one rated line at it the next season. n counts year ends at which a player held their rating, not people: a player who held at three year ends counts three times, so the page says \"times a player held their rating\".",
      "unit": "players"
    },
    "won-half": {
      "n": 352,
      "hits": 196,
      "value": 55.7,
      "claim": "Of the players who moved up and played 6 or more rated lines at the new rating in the first season, how many in a hundred won at least half of those lines.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "won-none": {
      "n": 352,
      "hits": 10,
      "value": 2.8,
      "claim": "Of the same players (moved up, 6 or more rated lines at the new rating in the first season), how many in a hundred won none of those lines.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
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      "n": 621,
      "hits": 60,
      "value": 9.7,
      "claim": "Of the players who moved up at the 2022, 2023 or 2024 year end and held a published rating at the next year end, how many in a hundred held a rating one level lower: back at the old rating. The 2025 moves meet their next year end in December 2026 and are not in this figure. It counts every letter on the lower rating: back-down-computer and back-down-appealed split it.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "back-down-computer": {
      "n": 621,
      "hits": 47,
      "value": 7.6,
      "claim": "Of the players who moved up at the 2022, 2023 or 2024 year end and held a published rating at the next year end, how many in a hundred held a computer rating (letter C) one level lower. Part of back-down: the moves down that carry a computer rating.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "back-down-appealed": {
      "n": 621,
      "hits": 13,
      "value": 2.1,
      "claim": "Of the players who moved up at the 2022, 2023 or 2024 year end and held a published rating at the next year end, how many in a hundred held an appealed rating (letter A) one level lower. Part of back-down: the moves down that carry the letter marking a rating the player appealed.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "back-down-new-computer": {
      "n": 576,
      "hits": 57,
      "value": 9.9,
      "claim": "back-down with only the moves whose new rating is a computer rating (letter C): of those players followed to the next year end, how many in a hundred held a rating one level lower. The check that the appealed and self-rated new ratings do not move the answer.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
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      "n": 621,
      "hits": 26,
      "value": 4.2,
      "claim": "Of the same players (moved up at the 2022 to 2024 year ends, followed to the next year end), how many in a hundred moved up again at the next year end.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "held-down": {
      "n": 6121,
      "hits": 196,
      "value": 3.2,
      "claim": "Of the computer-rated players who held their rating at the 2022, 2023 or 2024 year end and held a published rating at the next one, how many in a hundred moved down a level. The comparison for back-down. It counts every letter on the lower rating: held-down-computer and held-down-appealed split it. n counts year ends at which a player held their rating, not people: a player who held at three year ends counts three times, so the page says \"times a player held their rating\".",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "held-down-computer": {
      "n": 6121,
      "hits": 162,
      "value": 2.6,
      "claim": "Of the computer-rated players who held their rating at the 2022, 2023 or 2024 year end and held a published rating at the next one, how many in a hundred held a computer rating (letter C) one level lower. Part of held-down. n counts year ends at which a player held their rating, not people: a player who held at three year ends counts three times, so the page says \"times a player held their rating\".",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
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      "n": 6121,
      "hits": 31,
      "value": 0.5,
      "claim": "Of the computer-rated players who held their rating at the 2022, 2023 or 2024 year end and held a published rating at the next one, how many in a hundred held an appealed rating (letter A) one level lower. Part of held-down. n counts year ends at which a player held their rating, not people: a player who held at three year ends counts three times, so the page says \"times a player held their rating\".",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "no-next-up": {
      "n": 833,
      "hits": 212,
      "value": 25.5,
      "claim": "Of the players who moved up at the 2022, 2023 or 2024 year end, how many in a hundred held no published rating in these two areas at the next year end, so could not be followed. They are not in back-down's n.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "no-next-held": {
      "n": 8298,
      "hits": 2177,
      "value": 26.2,
      "claim": "Of the computer-rated players who held their rating at the 2022, 2023 or 2024 year end, how many in a hundred held no published rating in these two areas at the next year end. The comparison for no-next-up: players who moved up left the Desk's records no more often. n counts year ends at which a player held their rating, not people: a player who held at three year ends counts three times, so the page says \"times a player held their rating\".",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
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      "n": 107,
      "hits": 16,
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      "claim": "Of the players who moved up at the 2022 to 2024 year ends, were followed to the next year end, and played 6 or more rated lines at the new rating in the first season and won fewer than half, how many in a hundred moved back down a level. A series of one cell, so the floor can refuse it as null: null, with no count of moves, under 50 players or 5 moves.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
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      "n": 131,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        null
      ],
      "claim": "Of the players who moved up at the 2022 to 2024 year ends, were followed to the next year end, and played 6 or more rated lines at the new rating in the first season and won at least half, how many in a hundred moved back down a level. A series of one cell, so the floor can refuse it as null: null, with no count of moves, under 50 players or 5 moves.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "back-down-no-line": {
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      "claim": "Of the players who moved up at the 2022 to 2024 year ends, were followed to the next year end, and played no rated line at the new rating in the first season, how many in a hundred moved back down a level. A series of one cell, so the floor can refuse it as null: null, with no count of moves, under 50 players or 5 moves.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
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      "n": 408,
      "hits": null,
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      "claim": "Self-rated players whose published rating rose at a 2022 to 2025 year end, one rating in each season. Left out: a rise from a self-rating is a first computer rating or a corrected self-rating, not a move from one computer rating to the next.",
      "unit": "players"
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      "hits": null,
      "value": 82,
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      "unit": "players"
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      "hits": null,
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      "unit": "players"
    },
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      "hits": null,
      "value": 19,
      "claim": "Computer-rated players whose largest published rating rose one level at a 2022 to 2025 year end but whose roster rows carried two different ratings in one of the two seasons (for example a rating that changed during the season). Left out: the season has no single rating to measure a line at.",
      "unit": "players"
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      "hits": null,
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        413,
        368,
        190,
        74
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      "unit": "players, by step"
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        59,
        242,
        246,
        106,
        40
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      "claim": "Computer-rated players who moved up and played at least one rated line at the new rating the next season, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above.",
      "unit": "players, by step"
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      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        53,
        226,
        198,
        104,
        37
      ],
      "claim": "Computer-rated players who moved up at the 2022 to 2024 year ends and held a published rating at the next year end, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above.",
      "unit": "players, by step"
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      "hits": null,
      "value": [
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        174,
        171,
        83,
        33
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      "claim": "Computer-rated players who moved up and played rated lines at both the old rating (the season before) and the new one (the season after), at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. From 2022 to 2025 the only 2.5 leagues in these areas were 2.5+ leagues, which are open to two ratings and which the league pattern leaves out, so the first step has none.",
      "unit": "players, by step"
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      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        39,
        57.4,
        48.2,
        45.6,
        null
      ],
      "claim": "Of the rated lines computer-rated players who moved up played at the new rating in the first season, how many in a hundred they won, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n counts lines. Null where the step has under 50 players who played or under 5 lines won: the floor is in this SQL.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by step"
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      "hits": null,
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        344,
        2032,
        1886,
        555,
        120
      ],
      "claim": "Rated lines played at the new rating in the first season by the computer-rated players who moved up, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. The lines step-first-season-won is a share of.",
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      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        null,
        78.2,
        78.8,
        80.9,
        null
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      "claim": "Of the rated lines computer-rated players who played at both ratings played at the OLD rating, the season before the move, how many in a hundred they won, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n counts lines. Null under 50 players or 5 lines won.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by step"
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    "step-paired-new-won": {
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      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        null,
        59,
        48.3,
        46.7,
        null
      ],
      "claim": "Of the rated lines the same players played at the NEW rating, the season after the move, how many in a hundred they won, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n counts lines. Null under 50 players or 5 lines won.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by step"
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      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        null,
        4,
        9.1,
        12.5,
        null
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      "claim": "Of computer-rated players who moved up at the 2022 to 2024 year ends and were followed to the next year end, how many in a hundred moved back down a level, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n counts the players followed. Null under 50 players or 5 moves.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by step"
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      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        54.2,
        53.4,
        54.7,
        53.4,
        58.4
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      "claim": "Of the rated lines played by computer-rated players who held their rating, at that rating in the next season, how many in a hundred they won, at 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0: the new rating of each step. n counts lines. Null under 50 players or 5 lines won.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by rating"
    },
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      "n": 45590,
      "hits": null,
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        6071,
        15383,
        16222,
        6858,
        1056
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      "claim": "Rated lines played by computer-rated players who held their rating, at that rating in the next season, at 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0: the new rating of each step. The lines step-held-won is a share of.",
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      "hits": null,
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        99,
        319,
        236,
        98,
        35
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      "unit": "players, by step"
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      "n": 476,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        55,
        183,
        162,
        60,
        16
      ],
      "claim": "Women (computer-rated) who moved up and played at least one rated line at the new rating the next season, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above.",
      "unit": "players, by step"
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      "n": 450,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        49,
        181,
        140,
        60,
        20
      ],
      "claim": "Women (computer-rated) who moved up at the 2022 to 2024 year ends and held a published rating at the next year end, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above.",
      "unit": "players, by step"
    },
    "women-step-paired-players": {
      "n": 306,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        0,
        136,
        114,
        43,
        13
      ],
      "claim": "Women (computer-rated) who moved up and played rated lines at both the old rating (the season before) and the new one (the season after), at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. From 2022 to 2025 the only 2.5 leagues in these areas were 2.5+ leagues, which are open to two ratings and which the league pattern leaves out, so the first step has none.",
      "unit": "players, by step"
    },
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      "value": [
        39,
        59.3,
        48.1,
        49.1,
        null
      ],
      "claim": "Of the rated lines women (computer-rated) who moved up played at the new rating in the first season, how many in a hundred they won, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n counts lines. Null where the step has under 50 players who played or under 5 lines won: the floor is in this SQL.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by step"
    },
    "women-step-paired-old-won": {
      "n": 3141,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        null,
        78.2,
        77.4,
        null,
        null
      ],
      "claim": "Of the rated lines women (computer-rated) who played at both ratings played at the OLD rating, the season before the move, how many in a hundred they won, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n counts lines. Null under 50 players or 5 lines won.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by step"
    },
    "women-step-paired-new-won": {
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      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        null,
        61,
        48.7,
        null,
        null
      ],
      "claim": "Of the rated lines the same players played at the NEW rating, the season after the move, how many in a hundred they won, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n counts lines. Null under 50 players or 5 lines won.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by step"
    },
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      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        null,
        4.4,
        7.9,
        8.3,
        null
      ],
      "claim": "Of women (computer-rated) who moved up at the 2022 to 2024 year ends and were followed to the next year end, how many in a hundred moved back down a level, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n counts the players followed. Null under 50 players or 5 moves.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by step"
    },
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      "n": 789,
      "hits": null,
      "value": 789,
      "claim": "Women among the computer-rated players who moved up one level at a 2022 to 2025 year end.",
      "unit": "players"
    },
    "women-played-new": {
      "n": 789,
      "hits": 476,
      "value": 60.3,
      "claim": "Of the women who moved up, how many in a hundred played at least one rated line at the new rating the next season. hits counts those players.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "women-first-season-won": {
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      "hits": 1933,
      "value": 52.2,
      "claim": "Of the rated lines the women who moved up played at the new rating in their first season there, how many in a hundred they won. n counts lines. Null under 50 players or 5 lines won.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "women-paired-old-won": {
      "n": 3141,
      "hits": 2463,
      "value": 78.4,
      "claim": "Of the rated lines the women who played at both ratings played at the OLD rating, the season before the move, how many in a hundred they won. n counts lines.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "women-paired-new-won": {
      "n": 2864,
      "hits": 1567,
      "value": 54.7,
      "claim": "Of the rated lines the same women played at the NEW rating, the season after the move, how many in a hundred they won. n counts lines.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "women-back-down": {
      "n": 452,
      "hits": 38,
      "value": 8.4,
      "claim": "Of the women who moved up at the 2022 to 2024 year ends and were followed to the next year end, how many in a hundred moved back down a level.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "men-step-moved-up": {
      "n": 361,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        4,
        94,
        132,
        92,
        39
      ],
      "claim": "Men (computer-rated) who moved up, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n is the sum of the five; the few who moved from 5.0 to 5.5 are in no step.",
      "unit": "players, by step"
    },
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      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        4,
        59,
        84,
        46,
        24
      ],
      "claim": "Men (computer-rated) who moved up and played at least one rated line at the new rating the next season, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above.",
      "unit": "players, by step"
    },
    "men-step-followed": {
      "n": 168,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        4,
        45,
        58,
        44,
        17
      ],
      "claim": "Men (computer-rated) who moved up at the 2022 to 2024 year ends and held a published rating at the next year end, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above.",
      "unit": "players, by step"
    },
    "men-step-paired-players": {
      "n": 155,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        0,
        38,
        57,
        40,
        20
      ],
      "claim": "Men (computer-rated) who moved up and played rated lines at both the old rating (the season before) and the new one (the season after), at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. From 2022 to 2025 the only 2.5 leagues in these areas were 2.5+ leagues, which are open to two ratings and which the league pattern leaves out, so the first step has none.",
      "unit": "players, by step"
    },
    "men-step-first-season-won": {
      "n": 1234,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        null,
        48.6,
        48.5,
        null,
        null
      ],
      "claim": "Of the rated lines men (computer-rated) who moved up played at the new rating in the first season, how many in a hundred they won, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n counts lines. Null where the step has under 50 players who played or under 5 lines won: the floor is in this SQL.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by step"
    },
    "men-step-paired-old-won": {
      "n": 1419,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        null,
        null,
        81.6,
        null,
        null
      ],
      "claim": "Of the rated lines men (computer-rated) who played at both ratings played at the OLD rating, the season before the move, how many in a hundred they won, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n counts lines. Null under 50 players or 5 lines won.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by step"
    },
    "men-step-paired-new-won": {
      "n": 919,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        null,
        null,
        46.9,
        null,
        null
      ],
      "claim": "Of the rated lines the same players played at the NEW rating, the season after the move, how many in a hundred they won, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n counts lines. Null under 50 players or 5 lines won.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by step"
    },
    "men-step-back-down": {
      "n": 168,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        null,
        null,
        12.1,
        null,
        null
      ],
      "claim": "Of men (computer-rated) who moved up at the 2022 to 2024 year ends and were followed to the next year end, how many in a hundred moved back down a level, at each of five steps: from 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to the level above. n counts the players followed. Null under 50 players or 5 moves.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by step"
    },
    "men-moved-up": {
      "n": 362,
      "hits": null,
      "value": 362,
      "claim": "Men among the computer-rated players who moved up one level at a 2022 to 2025 year end.",
      "unit": "players"
    },
    "men-played-new": {
      "n": 362,
      "hits": 217,
      "value": 59.9,
      "claim": "Of the men who moved up, how many in a hundred played at least one rated line at the new rating the next season. hits counts those players.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "men-first-season-won": {
      "n": 1234,
      "hits": 569,
      "value": 46.1,
      "claim": "Of the rated lines the men who moved up played at the new rating in their first season there, how many in a hundred they won. n counts lines. Null under 50 players or 5 lines won.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "men-paired-old-won": {
      "n": 1419,
      "hits": 1144,
      "value": 80.6,
      "claim": "Of the rated lines the men who played at both ratings played at the OLD rating, the season before the move, how many in a hundred they won. n counts lines.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "men-paired-new-won": {
      "n": 919,
      "hits": 413,
      "value": 44.9,
      "claim": "Of the rated lines the same men played at the NEW rating, the season after the move, how many in a hundred they won. n counts lines.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "men-back-down": {
      "n": 169,
      "hits": 22,
      "value": 13,
      "claim": "Of the men who moved up at the 2022 to 2024 year ends and were followed to the next year end, how many in a hundred moved back down a level.",
      "unit": "per hundred"
    },
    "year-first-season-players": {
      "n": 693,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        115,
        163,
        215,
        200
      ],
      "claim": "Players who moved up and played at the new rating, by the year end they moved up at: 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.",
      "unit": "players, by year end"
    },
    "year-first-season-won": {
      "n": 4937,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        49.9,
        52.2,
        49.1,
        51.7
      ],
      "claim": "The first-season share of lines won at the new rating, measured alone for each year end: the 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 moves. n counts lines. Null under 50 players or 5 lines won.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by year end"
    },
    "year-followed": {
      "n": 621,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        158,
        203,
        260
      ],
      "claim": "Players who moved up and held a published rating at the next year end, by the year end they moved up at: 2022, 2023 and 2024.",
      "unit": "players, by year end"
    },
    "year-back-down": {
      "n": 621,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        11.4,
        8.9,
        9.2
      ],
      "claim": "The share who moved back down a level at the next year end, measured alone for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 moves. n counts the players followed. Null under 50 players or 5 moves.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by year end"
    },
    "lines-by-position": {
      "n": 50528,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        34.4,
        38.7,
        26.9,
        76.7,
        23.3,
        41.8,
        35.6,
        22.6,
        75.1,
        24.9
      ],
      "claim": "Of the rated lines played at the new rating in a first season up, and at the held rating by players who held it, how many in a hundred were on each line number of their kind: doubles line 1, 2 and 3 and singles line 1 and 2, first for the players in their first season after moving up, then for the players who held that rating. Each cell is a share of that group's doubles lines or singles lines. n counts all the lines. Null under 50 players or 5 lines.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by line"
    },
    "won-by-position": {
      "n": 50528,
      "hits": null,
      "value": [
        45.5,
        52.1,
        54,
        50.3,
        57.4,
        51.9,
        54.8,
        56.6,
        54.3,
        54.9
      ],
      "claim": "Of the same rated lines, how many in a hundred were won on each line number: doubles line 1, 2 and 3 and singles line 1 and 2, first for the players in their first season after moving up, then for the players who held that rating. n counts all the lines. Null under 50 players or 5 lines won.",
      "unit": "per hundred, by line"
    }
  }
}