I have what I hope is a simple theoretical question to resolve an argument:
The problem concerns finishing position at the end of round-robin chess competition. If competitor A has probability Pa of finishing in the top half of the league table, and competitor B has Pb, what is the probability that A finishes higher than B ? Likewise, if competitor A has probability Pa of winning a match (any match - so I suppose this would be some notional 'average' opponent), and B has probability Pb, what is the probability that A would win a match against B? any help appreciated . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
