Author: Jorge
Date: 21:08:57 01/12/03
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On January 12, 2003 at 13:46:06, stuart taylor wrote: >On January 09, 2003 at 15:39:39, Jorge wrote: > >>On January 08, 2003 at 19:16:06, stuart taylor wrote: >> >>>On January 08, 2003 at 17:47:54, Rajen Gupta wrote: >>> >>>>On January 08, 2003 at 17:44:46, Elnur wrote: >>>> >>>>>yes I mean 8 , which is the best? >>>> >>>>toss a coin again; in simple english they are so evenly matched that any >>>>difference in outcome would be similar to tossing a coin. >>> >>>Similar, maybe. But a good few ELO points more for Fritz, is obvious. Like if >>>you toss a coin 100 times it might be 50 one side and 50 on the other side, but >>>after about 103 tosses it will be 50 on one side and 53 on the other. >>> This will prove that the one with 53 is a nice few ELO points stronger! >> >>This proves that?? How on earth do you figure that? Maybe psychologically, but >>certainly not statistically. > >Isn't 103 games enough? > >S.Taylor >> >>jorge >> >>>So It's not EXACTLY the same as tossing a coin 103 times! >>>S.Taylor 53 to 50 is not a significant enough to prove one is better than the other, especially in coin tossing. As a matter of fact, it is likely even. jorge
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