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Subject: Re: Percentages

Author: Amir

Date: 02:46:56 06/24/05

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On June 24, 2005 at 05:33:17, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>On June 24, 2005 at 04:13:58, Amir wrote:
>
>>of 200 rating points means that the stronger player has an expected score of
>>approximately 0.75%. The performance rating is calculated using a player who is
>>rated 2737 **FIDE**, not USCF. And you have high IQ?
>
>If there is a connection between IQ and the maths of probabilities then the
>author of the quote above has a real problem to face with his IQ. As a matter of
>fact there is no such percentage as 0.75%. You can either say 75% or "0.75" or
>".75"! So, it's a long way to become a second Einstein... ;)

That was obviously a typo, as you can see in my next post I wrote 75%. You
always pick on typos?








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