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Subject: Re: Ok, Ok can we all agree that comps. are as strong if not better than FM.

Author: Walter Koroljow

Date: 03:50:30 01/19/01

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On January 18, 2001 at 17:44:24, Dann Corbit wrote:

>The problem is that ELO calculations simply do not work that way.  You cannot
>combine different opponents into a single foe and produce a composite ranking.
>
>I think also that the assumption of sporadic single measurements of different
>events will be the same as repeated measurements of the same experiment is
>seriously flawed.  I believe that time will prove I am correct in this
>assessment.
>
>I might be wrong.  But as I see it, your experiment has no controls whatsoever.
>How can you possibly reach any kind of conclusion?

Well, we will just have to disagree.  Perhaps some acknowledged expert will
help?  Anyone out there?



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