Author: Will Singleton
Date: 14:40:20 01/24/00
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On January 24, 2000 at 16:19:20, Dann Corbit wrote: >On January 24, 2000 at 13:53:59, Will Singleton wrote: >[snip] >I am puzzled a bit by something in this chart... > >> Active Accounts -- Standard >>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>ACCOUNT STANDARD R(mhz) | WIN% GP/WK TGP | HIGH LOW ACTIVE >> >>nudode 2446 2516 | 33% 8 9 | 2446 2446 7 >If win% is 1/3, why is rating so high compared to programs with a gaudy 60% and >68% win percentage? Does it get a huge number of draws and never lose? > >>PostModernist 2474 2504 | 60% 100 105 | 2474 2442 7 >>Beadle 2418 2488 | 68% 96 101 | 2418 2378 7 >Do both of these really WIN outright over 60% of their games?! What does win% >actually mean? > >>JudgeTurpin 2391 2461 | 37% 30 32 | 2404 2391 7 >Similar to nudode -- why is the lower win% met with such a high rating? > Yes, as you figured out, the win percentage only counts games since joining the list. Since the std list was just started last week, the % hasn't had a chance to settle down yet. Will
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