Log5
Log 5 is a formula invented by Bill James[1] to estimate the probability that team A will win a game, based on the true winning percentage of Team A and Team B. It is equivalent to the Bradley-Terry-Luce model used for paired comparisons, the Elo rating system used in chess and the Rasch model used in the analysis of categorical data.[2]
Let be the fraction of games won by team and also let be the fraction of games lost by team . The Log5 estimate for the probability of A defeating B is .
A few notable properties
- If , Log5 will always give A a 100% chance of victory
- If , Log5 will always give A a 0% chance of victory
- If , Log5 will always return a 50% chance of victory for either side
- If , Log5 will give A a probability of victory.
It may also be conveniently rewritten using the odds ratio[2] as
Here as before .
References
- ↑ "Chancesis: The Origins of Log5". Archived from the original on April 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
- 1 2 "Baseball, Chess, Psychology and Pychometrics: Everyone Uses the Same Damn Rating System". Retrieved 2013-12-29.
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