Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 05:52:55 10/27/03
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On October 27, 2003 at 08:24:28, Harald Faber wrote: >On October 27, 2003 at 07:59:38, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: > >>It is quite interesting to compare the performance of the 7 top placed programs >>in Leiden in a little "fictional" round robin. Just look at the cross-table: >> >> >>Dutch Open Leidan 2003 >>======================= >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >>1 Ruffian * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 4,5 >>2 The King 0 * 1 0 1 1 1 4,0 >>3 Chess Tiger ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 3,0 >>4 Deep Sjeng ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 3,5 >>5 Rebel 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 2,5 >>6 IsiChess MMX 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 2,0 >>7 Diep ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1,5 >> >> >>Djordje > > >Statistics... always a funny topic. :-) >Consider 3 programs, A, B and C. C is much weaker than A and B. >Now A wins by 11-9 vs. B and wins by 12-8 vs. C. Then B wins 15-5 over C. The >table looks this way: >1. B 24pts >2. A 23pts >3. C 13pts > >A wins both matches but has 1 point less than B. >What is the conclusion then? ;-) The conclusion would be that B won the tournament, no more no less. No further extrapolation. My little crosstable was posted with a purpose to present things that happened, not any statistical probabilities. What you saw is what you got, and what I wanted you to get. I did not draw any conclusions. Djordje
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