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Definition of luck-to-skill ratio

Posted By: Frank Berger
Date: Friday, 7 August 2009, at 10:21 p.m.

In Response To: Definition of luck-to-skill ratio (Steve Mellen)

I don't see where probability and luck are interchangeable terms

Quite simple: you have one good and one bad event. Both have a probability to happen, adding up to 1. Luck is when the good one happens.

Probability can measure the odds of an event that is entirely within human control...

This is not "Probability" notion as used in math.

If a computer beats itself on a given day, was it "unlucky" that the game got steered into a position that it doesn't play well from one side or the other?

If a program plays against itself the skill difference is obviously zero. What else than random influence (i.e. luck) should be envolved.

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  Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 5 August 2009, at 9:47 p.m.
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    Paul Vianna -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 12:24 a.m.
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      Tom Keith -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 12:41 a.m.
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        Steve Mellen -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 3:11 p.m.
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            Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 4:52 p.m.
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              Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 5:42 p.m.
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            Steve Mellen -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 8:20 p.m.
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              Bob Koca -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 8:27 p.m.
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                Steve Mellen -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 11:52 p.m.
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              Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 9:59 p.m.
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              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 10:52 p.m.
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                Steve Mellen -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 11:54 p.m.
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                  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 7 August 2009, at 2:42 a.m.
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                    Jason Lee -- Friday, 7 August 2009, at 3:37 a.m.
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                      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 7 August 2009, at 8:04 a.m.
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            Joe Russell -- Friday, 7 August 2009, at 11:40 a.m.
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              Joe Russell -- Friday, 7 August 2009, at 6:05 p.m.
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                garyo -- Friday, 7 August 2009, at 7:27 p.m.
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          Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 5:45 p.m.
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            Steve Mellen -- Thursday, 6 August 2009, at 8:22 p.m.
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          Frank Berger -- Friday, 7 August 2009, at 6:02 p.m.
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            Steve Mellen -- Friday, 7 August 2009, at 8:38 p.m.
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              Frank Berger -- Friday, 7 August 2009, at 10:21 p.m.
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              Rich Munitz -- Friday, 7 August 2009, at 10:26 p.m.
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              playBunny -- Friday, 7 August 2009, at 10:38 p.m.
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