SCORING MATCHUPS

Band vs judge

Explore a judge's history with a band and their wider scoring pattern.

Band

Judge

Season

Wayne Memorial · Buikema, A.

Compared to other judges, this judge tends to be

Historically Strict

Buikema, A. · 90 matched scores across 8 competitions. -5.554 percentage points versus the same bands' other-judge averages.

Compared to other bands, this judge tends to be

Historically Generous

towards Wayne Memorial.

5 matched band scores across 5 competitions. +3.778 percentage points relative to this judge's scoring pattern for other bands.

These summaries follow the selected season and category filters. “Fair” means within ±1 percentage point of the comparison average. The band-specific summary compares scoring deviations for other bands in the same season, flight, category, and measure; it accounts for their usual scores. These are descriptive labels, not proof of fairness or predictions.

Band statistics · Judge statistics

Direct history6competitions · 6 caption scores

This band: matched difference-3.514percentage points · 6 matched scores

Judge across all bands: matched difference-5.554percentage points · 90 matched scores

This band: Lower than comparison average. Judge's wider history: Lower than comparison average. Negative differences indicate lower scoring relative to the comparison; positive differences indicate higher scoring. These are historical patterns, not a rating of fairness or a prediction.

Category averages

Only attributed caption Tot scores are used, including Percussion and Auxiliary. Rows keep different measures and maximum scores separate. Scores without a judge, live overall totals, penalties, exhibitions, and future competitions are excluded.

Category / measure	Max	Judge: all bands Average / scores	Judge: this band Average / scores	This band: other judges Average / scores	This band: matched difference / count	Judge: all bands matched difference / count
General Effect - Visual — Tot	20	14.189 / 55	13.850 / 4	14.344 / 16	-0.542 / 4	-1.140 / 55
Visual - Individual — Tot	10	7.103 / 35	6.525 / 2	7.497 / 22	-0.513 / 2	-0.533 / 35

General Effect - Visual — Tot / 20.0Visual - Individual — Tot / 10.0Other-judge reference (zero)

When this judge scored this band

Date / competition	Flight	Category / measure	Score / max	Same-season other-judge average	Reference scores	Difference
Sep 19, 2026 Novi Marching Band Invitational	Flight II	General Effect - Visual — Tot	13.800 / 20	14.700	4	-0.900
Sep 13, 2025 Huron Valley Invitational	Flight II	General Effect - Visual — Tot	13.100 / 20	15.200	4	-2.100
Oct 19, 2024 Novi Marching Band Invitational	Flight II	General Effect - Visual — Tot	14.300 / 20	13.833	3	+0.467
Sep 28, 2024 Lake Orion Marching Band Invitational	Flight II	General Effect - Visual — Tot	14.200 / 20	13.833	3	+0.367
Oct 14, 2023 Novi Marching Band Invitational	Flight II	Visual - Individual — Tot	7.000 / 10	7.038	4	-0.038
Sep 30, 2023 Plymouth-Canton Invitational Marching Band Contest	Flight II	Visual - Individual — Tot	6.050 / 10	7.038	4	-0.988

How to read this comparison

For each attributed score, the matched reference is the average from other judges at other competitions for that same band, season, flight, category, score type, and maximum. The selected judge's scores and the same competition are excluded from its reference. A missing reference stays blank.

Each matched score contributes once to the average difference. Category-table differences use raw score points. Overall cards and the chart use percentage points of each measure's maximum so different scales are not added together. All-years comparisons still match within individual seasons. Raw category averages summarize the selected history and may cover different seasons or flights; use matched differences for the more comparable view.

Band improvement, show timing, contest conditions, and limited samples can explain differences. This analysis does not establish bias, fairness, or expected future scores.