Testing for Significance: T-Tests, Variance and Confidence Behind the CAC Score
An average can lie. We ran the California survey data through SPSS with t-tests, variance analysis and confidence intervals so that every number in the score earns its place.
By Derek LoomisMay 28, 2026
From Survey to Score: Weighting the Eight CAC Pillars Out of 100
Survey data on one side, hands-on testing on the other. Here is exactly how the two become eight weighted pillars and one number in a green poker chip.
By Ryan CarriganJune 4, 2026
The CAC team weighs in
The analysts behind the study talk through what this chapter means for a California player.
Four thousand two hundred and seventeen verified California players — roughly one percent of the active audience. That's a genuine sample, not a vibe.
And 21-plus is verified by government ID. We don't accept self-declared age; the population definition and the ethics both demand it.
Regional quotas matched the real player distribution — Southern California 58%, the Bay Area 20%, and so on — so no region is over-represented.
The piece people miss is funded-account screening. A casino only earns a survey score from respondents who actually played there, minimum 100 verified players.
That screening is the reason a per-casino number like Ignition's 98 actually means something — it's not strangers guessing, it's funded players.
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Our full 67-page methodology and dataset: a stratified survey of 4,217 verified California players aged 21+, the eight-pillar weighting model, complete data tables and statistical analysis behind every score on this site.
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