My my, I think I have found a someone who shares my mindset. I remember when I was over at Network Field Day 4 last year, the presentation from Statseeker summed it up perfectly - "In a fight, the person with the most notes wins."
Recently too I've learnt that is dangerous to make assumptions or draw comparisons between two sets of facts. You can end up with a LOT of variance in the results.
I cannot wait for people to respond as I really want to know how some places do it.