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Subject: Re: Dangers in CC - SSDF: Terminology, Statistics

Author: Jonas Cohonas

Date: 05:33:18 02/21/03

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On February 21, 2003 at 08:27:23, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>On February 21, 2003 at 08:18:17, Jonas Cohonas wrote:
>
>>Everest is exactly as high as it is no matter what statistics say,
>
>You have no knowledge about the difficulties to measure under extreme
>conditions. Otherwise you would NOT write such a statement.
>
>
>
>>but there is
>>no way of accurately stating who is the number 1 prog at any time because of the
>>statistical inaccuracies involved, the SSDF never claimed that whoever tops
>>their list is the strongest prog out there in general (not to my knowledge
>>atleast).
>
>
>Here you fall back to the other nonsese again. I already answered the delusion.
>The delusion that when you do not talk about strength that then the SSDF did the
>right thing. And that exactly is false.
>
>
>>
>>If you could write an elo calculating program that is better than what the SSDF
>>use, then by all means go ahead.
>>
>>BTW can you prove that Shredder is not number 1?, beyond any shadow of a doubt
>>that is.
>
>
>Yes I can. Look, the three progs at the top are eqally qualified for number one.
>Here is my decision. Fritz has less letters for the same performance so Fritz is
>number one.
>
>
>:)
>

:)

Thanks for the answer.

Jonas



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