Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 18:28:45 12/16/05
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On December 16, 2005 at 20:12:22, Stuart Cracraft wrote: >On December 16, 2005 at 20:10:33, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>I believe it's for real. >> >>So far, after 13 games against Shredder 8 >> >>4 wins, 1 loss and 8 draws. >> >>Game 10/10 >> >>Only 1 loss against Shreddder 8 after 13 games is unbelievable. I never would >>have expected an engine like this to come out of nowhere to be this strong. >> >>A real paradigm shift. >> >>Congrats, >> >>Michael > >So far 2.5/4 against Ruffian (2.0/3) and Spike (0.5/3) in a two-game >round-robin with Arena at 5 seconds per move. Small sample size is >statistically insignificant. > >What is the size of a Round Robin that gives greater confidence? > >Any statisticians out there? After 30 games, you start to get a good idea, if it is lopsided. After 300 games, you have some decent confidence. After 3000 games, you know the answer. But nobody has the patience for that.
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