Todd Green <tag@cs.utah.edu> wrote:
>"Arthur Emerson" <vreihen@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>It sounds to me like you have a configuration problem with how
>you have GEEZ setup (perhaps cube calibration errors).
I'd love to say this was true, but we had two different
cubes running at the same time in the car at Harrisburg!
GEEZ Cube ^2 ! :-) One was capturing at 10 samples/second,
the other one at 20. The only explanation is that the shiny
primer on my new car somehow warps either space or time. ;-)
>I cannot imagine how you'd get 99% usage on two runs that
>are 2+ seconds apart.
That's 99% overall on slow runs in the rain, less on the
faster runs in the dry. Byron can (and I'm sure will) explain
the math ad nauseum.
Going back to the beginning of this thread, Kevin Wallace
suggested using GEEZ ratings in place of PAX to equalize
drivers. My only point is that *anyone* can drive
to fool GEEZ. If a little rain can knock off the peaks
in the data and inflate your stats, then obviously sandbagging
could do the exact same thing.
>I think that complaining that Byron improved the model is
>a bit silly.
Who is complaining that Byron improved the model? Not me.
I'm just pointing out that the model has changed, and probably
will change again several more times. No matter what he
does, there will still be questions to the validity of
the stats. Should you use it to look for improvements
in your own driving? Yes. Should you use it to score
drivers at an event? NO! Heck, last year's model told
me that I was driving too smoothly, and this year's model
on those same files says that I was lucky not to have roofed
my old car from driving too aggressively.
>The real power of GEEZ lies in the hard data that it acquires.
>You can easily detect where you are lifting, not braking hard enough,
>turning in too early etc. etc. Your mind conveniently
>tends to gloss over those fine details in a run. GEEZ presents
>it to you in living color.
I do not debate this. When used properly (or even improperly!),
it's a great tool for improving one's driving. Just don't try to
score an event with the stats (which was the point of this
thread when it started), because I *guarantee* that I'll
win every time..... :-)
-Arthur ("GEEZ is for learning, event timers are for scoring" edition)
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