Author: stuart taylor
Date: 04:07:46 01/13/03
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On January 13, 2003 at 00:08:57, Jorge wrote: >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 Never mind, that wasn't my main point. S.Taylor
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