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frrixz
frrixz
Aug 5, 2011
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#61

I don't trust IQ.

fburton
fburton
Aug 5, 2011
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#62
frrixz wrote:
jesterville wrote:

 

"So  you are saying intelligence doesn't fluctuate, but by nature of the test, results fluctuate.

Accepting this, I still wouldn't understand why when I play a series of chess games, I get a lot of winning streaks and losing streaks."

...the answer to this may lie in "number theory"...the same reason why there are streaks with flipping a coin, or on the famous roulette table -black or white...

The way you put it here sounds like chess game results are random.

But if there are too many streaks, one may ask if there is not some "gnarly pattern" like that of the powers of three in binary, or the prime number spiral.

(@ jesterville)  Do you know much about number theory? (I am curious because I myself am interested in number theory and plan to get into it)

There's a statistical "runs test" that can tell you whether a sequence of wins and losses are likely to be non-random in the way you suppose.

E.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wald–Wolfowitz_runs_test

http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbarsh/Business-stat/otherapplets/Randomness.htm

frrixz
frrixz
Aug 5, 2011
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#63
fburton wrote:
frrixz wrote:
jesterville wrote:

 

"So  you are saying intelligence doesn't fluctuate, but by nature of the test, results fluctuate.

Accepting this, I still wouldn't understand why when I play a series of chess games, I get a lot of winning streaks and losing streaks."

...the answer to this may lie in "number theory"...the same reason why there are streaks with flipping a coin, or on the famous roulette table -black or white...

The way you put it here sounds like chess game results are random.

But if there are too many streaks, one may ask if there is not some "gnarly pattern" like that of the powers of three in binary, or the prime number spiral.

(@ jesterville)  Do you know much about number theory? (I am curious because I myself am interested in number theory and plan to get into it)

There's a statistical "runs test" that can tell you whether a sequence of wins and losses are likely to be non-random in the way you suppose.

E.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wald–Wolfowitz_runs_test

http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbarsh/Business-stat/otherapplets/Randomness.htm

I ran a test on my last some 22 standard live games, and the results yield reason to believe my game results are not random.

Of course 22 might not be enough.

fburton
fburton
Aug 5, 2011
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#64

The test takes account of the number of observations (game results). You won't get a report of significant randomness unless you have enough games. 22 definitely should be enough. What was the P-value?

frrixz
frrixz
Aug 5, 2011
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#65

For my last 28 games (standard live): R = 10; P = 0.03179

RevKev34
RevKev34
Aug 5, 2011
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#66

You definately have to be in the right state of mind...if you are feeling rushed because you picked a game you do not have time for it will cost you...if you have things that need done they can be a distraction.  If people are talking around you...or if you feel guilty for being on chess.com for too long it can definately affect you badly.

If after a couple games you find yourself playing badly...quit for the day or just anylize games for a while until you find the groove again.

frrixz
frrixz
Aug 5, 2011
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#67

That sounds like good advice: play when you're thinking capacity is high; otherwise wait.

antioxidant
antioxidant
Aug 6, 2011
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#68

yes it fluctuates, and sooner neurons dies because of unusage.

antioxidant
antioxidant
Aug 6, 2011
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#69

yes it fluctuates, and sooner neurons dies because of unusage.