Author: Tony Hedlund
Date: 10:47:36 06/01/99
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>I wasn't saying new products defies reasoning to test older models, but rather >once a newer model has proven itself superior to the older model - that would >indicate further testing of the older model to be of little, if any, >significance. That's just not true. Read Professor Elo's book. >I make the above point a major issue because I prefer to see program A tested >against program B on the same hardware. It is written in the manuals of both >Hiarcs7 and Fritz 5.32 that the speed of the processor affects the stength of >the programs. I have no doubts about that. Neither do I. >Therefore, I feel that if only the >best representatives from each manufacturer were tested - this may allow the use >of equal hardware because there wouldn't be a need to test unnecessary programs. That means that every tester must buy two new computers every time we change hardware. And to get a rating for a new entry we must play it against entries with established ratings. That's no way around that. >I know that SSDF claims that testing on equal hardware isn't necessary to get >true ratings, but I do have a problem with that. You don't believe in Arpad Elo's method of calculating ratings? Odd, FIDE use it to. You should talk to them also. >It is most logical to me that >testing be done on equal hardware to eliminate as many variables as possible and >get the most accurate rating possible. About logic, take a look at my answer to one of your earlier posts, that one you didn't respond to. >Mel Tony
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