Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 11:51:23 06/03/02
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On June 03, 2002 at 14:39:22, Sune Fischer wrote: >You have >Elo_1970(strength)=F(T_1970(strength)) and >Elo_2002(strength)=G(T_2002(strength)), now F(T(..)) and G(T(..)) are known >distributions, namely the ratinglists. >But we want to find how the strength evolved in time, how do we do that? > >If you treat F,G and T as unknowns (as I do), then you will get nowhere in you >analysis, you need to make assumtions or approksimations, that is unless I'm >overlooking something ;) Perhaps Elo_1970(strength)=F(S(1970),1970) and Elo_2002(strength)=G(S(2002),2002), would have been a better nameing convention;) So S is strength as function of time, and F and G are inflations, also functions of time. It seems hard to seperate S(time) from the other unknown functions, but perhaps statistics has methods? -S.
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