14-10-2011, 01:06 AM
Also worth noting that the junior additions cannot be accurate immediately at the beginning of a season. How can a junior who has just earned a new published grade suddenly be 120 elo higher than that grade - because surely if that were true then their new published grade would be higher? Immediately after grades are published should statistically be the time when they are the most reliable. Whereas by the end of a season their grades could be wildly different from their actual playing strength.
As stated, fixing this "problem" (if it even is a problem), might be an entirely different matter. But before that could ever possibly even be considered, we have to first establish if there is a problem or not. Perhaps things have changed from when it was first devised?
This should be an interesting discussion. =)
As stated, fixing this "problem" (if it even is a problem), might be an entirely different matter. But before that could ever possibly even be considered, we have to first establish if there is a problem or not. Perhaps things have changed from when it was first devised?
This should be an interesting discussion. =)