Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 09:09:50 05/03/04
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On May 03, 2004 at 11:14:59, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On May 03, 2004 at 03:47:41, Rolf Tueschen wrote: > >>On May 03, 2004 at 01:50:44, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >> >>>On May 02, 2004 at 21:03:06, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>But it is within the noise >>>>range for non-deterministic behavior anyway... >>> >>>I showed that the difference was statistically >>>significant, so that argument holds no water. >> >>Statistical significance isn't simply a little calculation, you must also care >>about the correct statistical setup; how can you believe that you could >>contradict the noice theory for non-deterministic behavior with a little math >>calcul? Please tell us exactly what you did under what conditions and then what >>you've found. Step by step so that we could follow. > >don't quote nonsense. hyatt shows 1 or 2 positions and very seldom 3 or 5 >positions to proof something and then claims 3.1 speedup out of 4. > >any test done so far over a lot of positions by anyone else than hyatt using his >own program, even at his own machine, shows way less than 3.1. > >2.8 in fact. > >Anyone denying statistical significance for measuring speedups has a hole in his >head. I have exactly 5 holes in my head. Now let's count the significance. I deny it. > >> >> >>> >>>-- >>>GCP
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