Author: Stuart Cracraft
Date: 11:57:00 12/17/05
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On December 16, 2005 at 21:28:45, Dann Corbit wrote: >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. Like that. I remember Kittinger saying things like that too... Stuart
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