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Subject: Re: Junior's long lines: more data about this....

Author: Don Dailey

Date: 19:29:08 12/29/97

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>>Larry's test did not use my procedure, also I'm not saying my procedure
>>has any value, it was just an idea.
>>
>>I think the biggest flaw in the tests is simply the problem selection
>>process.  If a human took  Larry's test I'll bet he would perform
>>quite poorly due to your "statistical inbreeding" phenomenon.   But
>>that's why I believe a good test should involve a large and varied
>>sample.
>
>But isn't the real flaw with tests that they test for finding solutions,
>but now how to get into those positions in the first place. And which
>posiitons steered to is very subjective. Tal would steer different to
>Tarrasch ....
>
>Chris Whittington

Absolutely.  I posted earlier to someone making this exact point.

It's very hard to construct a problem set to measure this.

-- Don




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