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Subject: Re: Normal distribution no way for machines of diff. generations QED

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 12:31:08 06/06/02

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On June 06, 2002 at 14:25:43, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On June 06, 2002 at 09:10:16, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>
>>On June 05, 2002 at 00:05:34, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>Since they are different hardware setups or different program versions,
>>>they are treated as different organisms.
>>
>>Now we can make a few conclusions. Here is one of the most important. We have a
>>principal difference between human chessplayers and machines. Next. We have a
>>principal difference between the generations of chess machines.
>>
>>I could already stop here, because from the above it is crystal clear that Dann
>>Corbit's explanations are a vain attempt. Because normal distribution is for
>>different individuals of the same organisms or "race". But - the different
>>generations of chess machines are different organisms. Completely new "limbs" or
>>"heads" are existing in newer generations. Hence you can't put them into the
>>same population for a normal distribution. Chess strength in human chessplayers
>>however is differentiated by degrees of strength between the weakest players to
>>the best. But there is no principal difference as far as the organism is
>>concerned. Period. Thank you.
>
>When someone takes measurements of bunnies in a field or crocodiles in a river
>or bears in the woods, they are talking about different organisms.
>
>I am afraid that mathematics and statistics are not your strong suit.
>
>You don't understand the math, the background, the methodology.  Quite frankly,
>you have no idea what you are talking about.

Well, I won't debate about such ad hominems. If you think that you could vary
the different machines on different hardware and with completely different
"parts" like "learning" yes or no, and still get a reasonable normal
distribution for strength resp. performance, then fine, do what you must do, you
have the right to talk about my knowledge in whatever style you prefer, and that
is what makes the debate with you so interesting and 'telling' BTW.

Rolf Tueschen




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