On Jan 6, 2008 11:37 PM, Don Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not sure I get the whole picture regarding multi-dimensional > > ratings. How can you compare two players with a 2-dimensional rating? > > You can't, so how would one use this rating? In my book, a rating's > > goal is to make things comparable...
> A 2-dimensional or more rating would be used to predict the winner. > You would be able to say that a given player will beat another specified > player some percentage of the time. With more than one dimension > perhaps the formula would be a better predictor since it could take > playing styles into consideration. > > It could not be used to rank players in the sense of putting them on a > scale such as CGOS uses. Since there is an inherently intransitive > relationship, you cannot rank players in strict order with more than 1 > dimension. Thanks all who answered! I see the point, the confusion in my mind was caused by the use of the word "ranking" which for me does imply an ordering. best regards, Vlad _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
