Re: [computer-go] JCIS extended abstract

2007-05-17 Thread Jason House
Chaslot G (MICC) wrote: p_hat = (w_i + n_h*H_B)/(n_i+n_h) Interesting... But then how do you compute n_h in practice The mathematical derivation is based on estimating an a-priori probability distribution. In theory, one simply needs to run MC simulations for a wide variety of heur

RE: [computer-go] JCIS extended abstract

2007-05-17 Thread Chaslot G (MICC)
ouse Sent: Thu 17/05/2007 22:26 To: computer-go Subject: Re: [computer-go] JCIS extended abstract How do you handle n_i = 0 in equation 1.2? I'd assume that if a heuristic says a move is really bad (H_B = 0), then you'd want to avoid simulations for a while. Also, has mango experimented wi

Re: [computer-go] JCIS extended abstract

2007-05-17 Thread Jason House
How do you handle n_i = 0 in equation 1.2? I'd assume that if a heuristic says a move is really bad (H_B = 0), then you'd want to avoid simulations for a while. Also, has mango experimented with other related strategies for a soft transition? In my own mathematical recreation, I came up with a