Author: Andreas Mader
Date: 14:54:21 02/28/98
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On February 28, 1998 at 17:12:22, Thorsten Czub wrote: >>Of course you are absolutely right. But you'll have to face the fact, >>that some people will never understand the meaning of statistics, >>because it doesn't fit to their point of view. It is easier to rely on >>"feelings". >> >>Andreas > >It is NOT easier. It is much more difficult. Because statistics you >don't have to do anything ! Just make your maths and book-keeping. To conclude something useful you'll have to have enough data. Getting data (games) is not easy, it is very difficult and time consuming. > >Rely on feelings is not easy. If you want to be as succesful you have to >be very used to it. I can have a "feeling" after a few seconds. To have a proofed therory I'll have to work much longer. >Why do you think do people use their ears to measure music, Why do you think music magazines always publish lots of data (that I really cannot understand)? "Rauschpegel" or "Rauschabstand" or things like this? All these are measureable parameters. It is not enough to say: I have the feeling that these loudspeakers are better. > or their noses to create parfums, or their taste-feelings to value >wine, >if MACHINES could do this much better ? Why do you play chess with machines if humans could do this much better? > >Feelings are not that easy. It is not easy to say which wine is >"better". > But you can never really prove that one of two good wines is better. Three people, three different "feelings". >You shouldn't play this game Andreas. I thought manichaeism is not your >style and religion ? You'll have to use your feelings in a number of occasions. But I don't like you trying to tell us that - when it comes to computer chess - your feelings are more relevant than thousends of games + the statistical conclusions. Thats all. Nothing more, nothing less. Andreas
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