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Subject: Re: Hydra node speed from CSS forum

Author: Ingo Bauer

Date: 12:02:57 08/30/04

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On August 30, 2004 at 15:00:43, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On August 30, 2004 at 14:57:35, Ingo Bauer wrote:
>
>>On August 30, 2004 at 14:51:01, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On August 30, 2004 at 13:51:48, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>On August 30, 2004 at 12:24:54, Volker Böhm wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On August 30, 2004 at 10:02:54, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On August 30, 2004 at 08:30:34, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On August 30, 2004 at 08:12:52, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Eine FPGA-Karte untersucht momentan ca. 3 Millionen Positionen/Sekunde. 16
>>>>>>>>Karten machen daher theoretisch 48 MPos/sec. (Donninger)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Jouni
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      If Hydra made 48 Mpos/sec this again proves (in comparison
>>>>>>>      with the 2 Mpos/sec on Quad-Opteron server with 4 CPU's of
>>>>>>>      Shredder) that the number of pos/sec can't be taken as a
>>>>>>>      reliable value for the goodness of a chess program. It's
>>>>>>>      of course simply impossible to compare apples and organes.
>>>>>>>      Kurt [http://www.utzingerk.com]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Don't forget that Hydra ripped Shredder's head off.  So the NPS _might_ be
>>>>>>significant here...
>>>>>
>>>>>Didn´t I´ve heard you saying that 10 games are not enough to draw a
>>>>>statistically significant conclusion on the playing strength?
>>>>>
>>>>>Greetings Volker
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>With two _close_ opponents, correct.  But if one is seriously stronger, as hydra
>>>>appeared to be, 10 games is plenty.
>>>
>>>We do not know if hydra is seriously stronger.
>>>
>>>You cannot start by assuming that hydra is significantly stronger when this is
>>>the question.
>>>
>>>If you see 10-0 you can say based on the result that Hydra is significantly
>>>stronger but when you see 5.5-2.5 you cannot claim it based on the result and
>>>you only can say that you do not know if it is significantly stronger based on
>>>the result.
>>
>>Just some facts:
>>
>>10 +3 =7 -0    65.0%   TP = +107 Elo    68%->[+70,+206]   95%->[+34,+351]
>>
>>Is if 107 Elo "seriously or significantly" stronger?
>
>Don't forget the Cadaques experiment.  At one point it was a total blowout for
>Junior, and then Fritz knocked Junior silly.  A small sequence can have a lot of
>error in many ways.  It is also possible that the points of the opponent were a
>freak accident.  So it might be 500 Elo stronger.  Until 30 games have been
>played, the statisical significance is insignificant.
>
>Chances are good that Hydra is very strong.  But we do not have enough data to
>really know it.

Sorry I made a mistake. It where only 8 games!!!

8 +3 =5 -0    68.7%   TP = +136 Elo    68%->[+82,+246]   95%->[+31,+433]

Sorry again
Ingo



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