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Originally Posted by thaskalos
So...you are saying that it makes no difference if a length is really a fifth of a second or a TENTH of a second. As long as we apply the same "constant" to all the horses across the board, then we are fine...right?
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If you are looking for a bulls eye accurate representation in raw figures, it will make a difference.
If you are looking at
rankings the horses will come out in the same order.
In my own instance, all of my numbers in my private program are converted to percentages.
Using tenths or fifths will give different percentages, but not different rankings.
But the top horse will be the top horse and the bottom one the bottom one.
The rankings will be the same - as long as you use the same "constant."
Obviously, it's nice to be close to what is really happening, but if you are using a constant, for
ranking purposes it won't change the outcomes.
