Calculating average times

SectorZero · Post by **SectorZero** » 1 Feb 2004, 14:22

I made a program to calculate average times and average tt, but the average times can differ 1 centisecond if i compare with Balazs' average counter. Now my question is, does he calculate to milliseconds, to get a more exact time, or does he just add 1 centisecond to each time?

Serj · Post by **Serj** » 1 Feb 2004, 20:30

I downloaded your program today. The problem is it doesn't round the time it calculates, it just takes the first 2 decimales. So your counter always gives the same time or a lower one then Balazs' counter, never a higher one.

Example: If I calculate my average on flat track myself it's 17.209
Your counter makes it 17.20 but it should be rounded, so 17.204 becomes 17.20 and 17.205 becomes 17.21

The really strange thing is, that at some levels the difference is 2 hundreds of a second, so that can't be a rounding error.

When I use your counter for my total average it's 50:05,50 while this should be 50:06,05

SectorZero · Post by **SectorZero** » 1 Feb 2004, 22:42

Serj wrote:it just takes the first 2 decimales. So your counter always gives the same time or a lower one then Balazs' counter, never a higher one.

You are right but i can fix this is guess...

Serj wrote:The really strange thing is, that at some levels the difference is 2 hundreds of a second, so that can't be a rounding error.

Have to figure out why this occurs...

Serj wrote:When I use your counter for my total average it's 50:05,50 while this should be 50:06,05

That is logical, because the average=lev1_average+lev2_average etc. On that way, the average tt is much lower.

Anyway, I made some big mistakes, and will fix those this week or something. Tnx for figuring out the problem.

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 2 Feb 2004, 15:40

well, what's the use anyway ?, we already got program for this.

http://www.mxb.dk/upload/Av.exe
And topic

http://www.moposite.com/mopolauta/viewt ... highlight=

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 2 Feb 2004, 16:13

fucker, he said that already ok! this program works for multiple nicks in a stat too, or if you haven't completed a level 10 times yet.
sorry for that first word, but such things can make me so angry.

SectorZero · Post by **SectorZero** » 2 Feb 2004, 18:56

And i didn't know that there was a prog that calculated average tt

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 2 Feb 2004, 18:57

Flat Tracker wrote:fucker, he said that already ok! this program works for multiple nicks in a stat too, or if you haven't completed a level 10 times yet.
sorry for that first word, but such things can make me so angry.

I had started to like you...

btw. if u don't have have 10 times in a level, u simply don't have a avg time in that level.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 2 Feb 2004, 19:07

oh, I really thought sector new about that program, when he read the post of Serj talking about the difference between his and Balasz program. And why can't you have average time when you have 9 times instead 0f 10? You CAN calculate the average of 9 numbers seems to me.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 2 Feb 2004, 19:18

ok, I guess I'm sorry for calling you fucker. It is just that I use that word many times a day, so I my perspective it doesn't sound that bad at all.
Do I have to call you mongo instead?

No serious, it was just a mad reaction, sorry if it was so harsh.

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 3 Feb 2004, 16:48

Flat Tracker wrote:And why can't you have average time when you have 9 times instead 0f 10? You CAN calculate the average of 9 numbers seems to me.

U can, but in elma it always have been as u have to have 10 times in a level to have an avg time. No fun with avg time with only one finish.

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teajay · Post by **teajay** » 3 Feb 2004, 16:49

hm, I guess for the competition it has to be that way, but for the rest I stick with my argument.

Quinn · Post by **Quinn** » 20 Apr 2004, 18:23

can some1 download that AV counter again.

Juski · Post by **Juski** » 20 Apr 2004, 18:43

Kopaka wrote:
Flat Tracker wrote:And why can't you have average time when you have 9 times instead 0f 10? You CAN calculate the average of 9 numbers seems to me.
U can, but in elma it always have been as u have to have 10 times in a level to have an avg time. No fun with avg time with only one finish.

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but then i u wanted an avg total then u would have to finish ALL levels 10 times and every one maybe dont want to do that?

Post by **SveinR** » 20 Apr 2004, 23:03

Juski wrote: but then i u wanted an avg total then u would have to finish ALL levels 10 times and every one maybe dont want to do that?

Where should the line be drawn then? How many finishes should be the minimum for getting an average?
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Oh, this choice has already been made for us: 10

chux · Post by **chux** » 21 Apr 2004, 14:55

Yeah, but that means we're not allowed other peoples times on our states...

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 21 Apr 2004, 15:23

chux wrote:Yeah, but that means we're not allowed other peoples times on our states...

yeah, I come to england and play on your elma, so you can't get avg total..

Juski · Post by **Juski** » 21 Apr 2004, 15:27

SveinR wrote:
Juski wrote: but then if u wanted an avg total then u would have to finish ALL levels 10 times and every one maybe dont want to do that?
Where should the line be drawn then? How many finishes should be the minimum for getting an average?
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Oh, this choice has already been made for us: 10

if u want to send ur average to moposite i understand that u need too have 10 times on all levels, but if u just want to know ur avregae tt for fun then whats the big deal if u dont have a top ten on AH or LP.

chux · Post by **chux** » 21 Apr 2004, 15:28

Eh? I was thinking more like when me and James merge states...his times would stop me from having a whole top 10...

Juski · Post by **Juski** » 21 Apr 2004, 15:30

that's another point.......SveinR!

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 21 Apr 2004, 15:32

backup state.dat before merging states, make stats.txt of the merged, copy that to somewhere, and put the old state.dat back again.. ez ?

Post by **SveinR** » 21 Apr 2004, 15:33

yeyeye....for your own use, ok.

I made the message board sin of not reading the entire topic (well, I have read it, but it was a while ago).

Juski · Post by **Juski** » 21 Apr 2004, 15:34

u r forgiven.

BTW how many posts in 10 minutes in 1 topic is the record in mopolauta?

chux · Post by **chux** » 21 Apr 2004, 23:47

haha, I dont think anyones actually counted...