RE: [Bug-gnubg] Re: The importance of METs

[kvandoel]

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:14:47, Albert Silver wrote:

>Thanks for the results. I'd like to reiterate my suggestion of testing
>the METs specifically at the scores where they differ the most. Zare
>pointed out that the Woolsey table at 4-away 3-away looked completely
>wrong compared to the Snowie table for example. Many othger scores may
>be quite correct so testing all the scores may dilute the differences
>one would feel. How about trying a series of match games where the score
>is specifically 4-away 3-away and see how big a difference it makes?

A  series  of  1882  4-away  3-away  0-ply  matches,  snowie.xml  versus
woolsey.xml,  yielded a rating  difference of  2 +-  0 rating  points (0
meaning <.5), analysed from point of view of snowie.xml.

Kees