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Subject: Re: Branche factor

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 13:32:39 11/21/99

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>
>This is how I used to compute branching factor, too.  I still think it's the
>best way to measure the quality of your move sorting.
>

Right after I posted this, it occurred to me that there is a simple flaw in this
reasoning.  A simple non-weighted average ignores the fact that move ordering
near the root is by far the most important.

I guess the ratio of nodes searched is the way to go...

--Peter



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