Re: FW: [Bug-gnubg] Update: Checkerplay vs cube decision errors

[kvandoel]

On Wed, 19 May 2004, Joachim Matussek wrote:

> > I don't understand the ssecond paragraph of the "Results". If the cutoff
> > for  actual cube  decision is  decreased  to .05  the #  of actual  cube
> > decision goes  down and the coefficient  b(N) will also go  down (it was
> > measured assuming a fixed cutoff) so nothing changes.

> Should be  self-explaing now. It  is not b(N)  which goes down.  It is
> b(N)/(No. of close or actual cube decisions) which goes down.

I don't get  it. If you reduce  the cutoff "No. of close  or actual cube
decisions" goes down. b(N) also goes down so the ratio remains the same.

Kees