Re: [computer-go] Re: evaluating monte carlo results

2007-12-06 Thread dhillismail
> -Original Message- > From: Jason House <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: computer-go > Sent: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 4:44 pm > Subject: Re: [computer-go] Re: evaluating monte carlo results > On Dec 6, 2007 4:22 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > My pr

Re: [computer-go] Re: evaluating monte carlo results

2007-12-06 Thread Jason House
On Dec 6, 2007 4:22 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My program is riddled with code to try and make use of this. (It's always > bothered me that UCT relies on the standard deviation of (often) multi-modal > distributions.) It hasn't made my engine any stronger but it has helped me > understand

Re: [computer-go] Re: evaluating monte carlo results

2007-12-06 Thread dhillismail
- From: Dave Dyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: computer-go Sent: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 3:13 pm Subject: [computer-go] Re: evaluating monte carlo results At 11:39 AM 12/6/2007, terry mcintyre wrote: >Any estimate of winning probability is only as good as the estimates of >whether particular

[computer-go] Re: evaluating monte carlo results

2007-12-06 Thread Dave Dyer
At 11:39 AM 12/6/2007, terry mcintyre wrote: >Any estimate of winning probability is only as good as the estimates of >whether particular games are actually won or lost. I propose that monte carlo programs should produce a distribution of quantitative outcomes rather than just a simple %win. It'