Matrix again

[Grow Pattern]

Mr. Kennie,
                    You use my name in vain, yet again.

Read your K-factor again and you will see that I am not the author of the 
Matrix article that you reference. It just followed my stuff.

N.B. I sign my stuff.

Mr. Henderson.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Kennie" <geobet at gis.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 2:18 PM
Subject: Matrix again


>I think that I must be missing something somewhere regarding the
> implementation of the matrix system.
> My understanding is that the intent of using a matrix is to
> eliminate the condition where some poor bloke has to fly against
> Chip or Jay or Quique every round, every day, thus ending up pushing
> him further and further from the cut-off point by the end of
> prelims.
> My problem, as I read Mr. Henderson's column in the latest K-Factor,
> is that he outlines a frequency matrix as follows: " Day #1, (A, B)
> (C, D) (E, F) (G, H), Day #2 (A, C) (E, G) (B, D) (F, H), Day #3,
> (A, B) (F, H) (C, D) (E, G)."
> Once again, my understanding is that, in the interest of fairness,
> noone should be required to fly against the same opponent more than
> once, if at all possible, and yet if one studies the above quoted
> matrix, it quickly becomes apparent that on Day #4 there are no less
> than 4 of the frequency groups that have already competed against
> each other, that being, (A, B) (F, H) (C, D) and (E, G).
> Now I'm ready to acknowledge that there must be some other variable
> that I'm not aware of that might influence the equation, however in
> the event that it might have been an oversight, I would respectfully
> offer the following arrangements as possible viable alternatives:
> Day #1 ( A, B) (C, D) (E, F) (G, H), Day #2, (A, C) (B, D) (E, G)
> (F, H), Day #3 (A, D) (B, H) (C, E) (F, G).
> These groupings still fly before the same sets of judges as outlined
> in the K-Factor article.Nothing has to change there. And if these
> groupings are not to your liking, maybe the following would be more
> suitable:  Day #1 (A, B) (C, D) (E, F) (G, H), Day #2 (A, H) (B, G)
> (C, F) (D, E), Day #3 (A, E) (B, H) (C, G) (D, F),  and just to
> round it out a little further, and increase the selection pool,
> let's try the following:  Day #1 (A, B) (C, D) (E, F) (G, H),  Day
> #2 (A, G) (B, F) (C, E) (D, H),  Day#3 (A, E) (B, H) (C, F) (D, G).
> There you have it! Take your pick. Three choices where nobody
> complains about the plight of being forced to compete against God
> three days in a row, and how were they ever going to have a chance
> in and unfair world.
> Just thought I'd throw these options out in case anybody was
> interested.
> Georgie
>
>
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