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Re: [Bug-gnubg] What's the largest test done between 0 and 1 ply?


From: Joern Thyssen
Subject: Re: [Bug-gnubg] What's the largest test done between 0 and 1 ply?
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 19:13:03 +0000
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On Sun, Oct 05, 2003 at 02:56:16PM -0400, address@hidden wrote
> I'm interested in finding out how much stronger 1 ply *checker play* is 
> versus 0 ply
> Some small sample work I've done indicates this to be true but wondered if 
> anyone has done any statistically significant tests.

Your result below should be statistically significant. 

> I ran about 50000 cubeless games and 1 ply is about 0.055 ppg stronger 
> cubeless.

Based on Zare's post on gammonline the 95% CI should be +/-
2.7/sqrt(50000) or +/- 0.12, so 1-ply is clearly better.

Jørn

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