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Subject: Re: Judge yourself!

Author: Maurizio De Leo

Date: 05:36:24 07/31/02

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On July 31, 2002 at 00:45:39, Harald Faber wrote:

>This is hot, isn't it?
>
>- The first 6 (!) programs are in a range of only 25 points. That is even less
>than the error margin provides. So only non-significant 10 points make the
>difference between #5 and #2! Don't forget that!
>
>- The #2 - #6 are in a range of 11 points! For #4, #5 and #6 only ONE point
>decides.
>
>This proves again what I say since ages:
>The top 5 (or this time top 6, there is a small gap to #7, but this is also only
>27 points...) programs are of equal strength, none of them stronger than the
>others.

Actually also #7 Junior is in the "confidence range". The only thing that we can
say form this list (which is a great work, my compliment to ssdf people job) is
that 90% sure Hiarcs 8 and lesser rated program are weaker than Fritz.

Maurizio



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