Calculates the Index score for each person within a season of Top Chef.
weightedindex(
seriesname,
seasonnumberofchoice,
numberofelimchalls,
numberofquickfires
)Tibble of index score for each contestant in that season and their placement
Values can be: US, US Masters, Canada
Integer of the season number within the series
Number of elimination challenges you want to include in the index. Must be greater than 0
Number of quickfire challenges you want to include in the index. Must be greater than 0.
The result of elimination challenges and quickfire challenges are weighted. Scoring: Elimination win = +7 points. Elimination high = +3 points. Elimination low = -3 points. Eliminated = -7 points. Quickfire win = +4 points. Quickfire high = +2 points. Quickfire low = -2 points. Combines Sudden Death Quickfires with Eliminations Excludes Qualifying Challenges Holding constant the number of elimination challenges and quickfire challenges will allow comparison across seasons if you want