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Subject: Re: Fritz is not champ, the match result is under the margin of error

Author: blass uri

Date: 04:33:08 07/29/00

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On July 29, 2000 at 06:24:51, Steve Maughan wrote:

>Terry,
>
>You can download a small utility (WhoIsBetter) from my web site that show the
>number of games that are needed to be statistically significant win
>
>http://www.maughan.clara.net/computerchess.htm
>
>It's amazing how many are needed to be 95% certain of superiority!
>
>If you want to dig further, the statistics used in the program are based upon
>the binomial distribution.
>
>Regards
>
>Steve

I think that a better program should also give the user to insert probability
for both sides to win.

Your program assumes that white has probability of 50% to win and the same for
black.

Your program does not answer what is significant result assuming probability for
white to win is 40% and probability for black to win is 30%.

Uri



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