[bubba]

The Princess is going be pissed when she see's that.......LOL


.....anyone can join I do believe.......but you can never leave(Que guitar solo)

[Giles]

Shed be incredibly pissed if after the next round Frook is higher in the averages
On the next topics il try and get round to thinking later

[HoosierDaddy]

"Thinking" and "Sheep" don't really relate to one another, Baudin.

<-------- Eagerly awaits Sheep 10.

[Giles]

thats why you lose

[HoosierDaddy]

According to Sir Thursday, I'm the 3rd best player (how that can possibly be correct is not the point of discussion), so I obviously have some skills.

[teholbeddict]

Wat? There must be something wrong with those stats! How can I be that far down the list when I've won two games and finished in second or third place on at least two occasions? Is this some kind of conspiracy or something? Sheep Empress is not impressed! I guess I'm going to have to work my way back to the top then! Get those topics Baudin NOW! Sheep Empress has spoken and still reigns Supreme!

[HoosierDaddy]

teholbeddict, on Mar 7 2009, 03:23 PM, said:

Wat? There must be something wrong with those stats! How can I be that far down the list when I've won two games and finished in second or third place on at least two occasions? Is this some kind of conspiracy or something? Sheep Empress is not impressed! I guess I'm going to have to work my way back to the top then! Get those topics Baudin NOW! Sheep Empress has spoken and still reigns over the other 3 worst players!

Fixed.

[Sir Thursday]

Inigo Montoya, on Mar 7 2009, 08:17 PM, said:

According to Sir Thursday, I'm the 3rd best player (how that can possibly be correct is not the point of discussion), so I obviously have some skills.

It's because you've performed above average in both of the two previous games - plus Sheep 9 is weighted more than Sheep 8 because there were more people playing, so your 3rd place in that one really helps. Although now that I think about it, I'm not sure doing it that way is the best way forward. I'll do a little recalculation with different weightings and see if that makes any difference.


Sir Thursday

[HoosierDaddy]

You really know how to rock out a Saturday, STD.

It is fun to see how it drives self-appointed royalty batty though.

[Mentalist]

TB, stats only reflect the last two games, sinnce those are th only detailed results we have.

your moment of glory has sadly gone uncatalogued, as has my own, lol

[Sir Thursday]

teholbeddict, on Mar 7 2009, 08:23 PM, said:

Wat? There must be something wrong with those stats! How can I be that far down the list when I've won two games and finished in second or third place on at least two occasions? Is this some kind of conspiracy or something? Sheep Empress is not impressed! I guess I'm going to have to work my way back to the top then! Get those topics Baudin NOW! Sheep Empress has spoken and still reigns Supreme!

It's because those stats are only based on the last two games - I don't have the data from previous ones. Otherwise I'm sure you'd be higher .

So, a question for you guys: I am currently weighting the games based on (number of players - 1)*(number of rounds), but it occured to me that perhaps it wasn't necessarily true that a game with more players would be more important than a game with fewer players. What do you think? I could weight them based on just the number of rounds if you like. (Note: it would change the order of the rankings I put out before, but once I've made a decision I'll stick to it for all future games).


Sir Thursday

[Mentalist]

i'd think the games with less players should be weighed more, since statistically, the greater the number of players, the greater are the chances of them randomly selecting same words
same can be said for the number of categories, which is why i think it should be fixed.

just my opinion.

[HoosierDaddy]

On a purely statistical basis, a game with more players is technically both harder to match overall, but easier to find some matches. The fewer players there are, if two people are substantially similar they will dominate the game opposed to a higher-player game.

So, I like weighted games.

Edit: Me and Ment just took polar opposite approaches with the same information. We will not match well in future Sheep!

This post has been edited by Inigo Montoya: 07 March 2009 - 08:37 PM

[Mentalist]

lol
wow
exact oposite conclusions
gotta admit, this is kinda funny

[Sir Thursday]

Mentalist, on Mar 7 2009, 08:36 PM, said:

i'd think the games with less players should be weighed more, since statistically, the greater the number of players, the greater are the chances of them randomly selecting same words
same can be said for the number of categories, which is why i think it should be fixed.

just my opinion.

I'm basing my system on deviation from the mean score of the round, so that doesn't really come into play. So to clarify, what I'm asking is not whether there should be adjustments made for games with fewer players, but rather whether you consider a game with lots of players to be more important than one with few.


Sir Thursday

[teholbeddict]

Ok, I can accept the current standings then, as my results in the last two games have cetainly been les than stellar. It's too bad we didn't start keeping stats from the beginning. Not that stats really matter as I proclaim I'm sheep empress win or lose, that and I always say I'm going to beat you guys even if I dont! I would agree with Ment in reagards to the weighing of each game.

Oh and Hoosier that little joke you made? NOT FUNNY!

So what are we betting this time boys?

[Mentalist]

i think that what i've said suggests that I don't....

this reminds me why I hate stats, lol

[teholbeddict]

Oh whatever then! I have a massive hangover and I'm not functioning properly atm! I have to squint at the monitor because the glare/light off the thing is making my headache worse! Just do whatever you think is best STD, this is definitely you area of expertise!

[Mentalist]

lol, that was a cross-post, btw

i've no problems with bets, as I don't usually participate in them anyhow.

hope you feel better, TB..

[Stradivarius]

yeah bets are a good thing!!! as long as u win.