22-12-2011, 09:37 PM
Quote:2 points, You can only play what is put in front of you and secondly, if about 1/4 - 1/3 of the field is local, would you not expect to see 1/4 - 1/3 of your points from there?
You should understand how a swiss draw works Andy! You influence the players that are put before you by the results achieved. If you play well and score well you float up and avoid the local filler players: this called bias in the data. Your assertion will only be true if there is an equal chance to play any of the local players - there is not. Your assertion can only be true if you float down in the draw and that is the point Clement was making.