One of the benefits of writing these Elo explanations up is my readers can hopefully find any errors. My boy @ericrodawig was asking if the 1550 vs 1450 matchup should result in 1550 having a higher rating afterwards. My reply was no because the way Elo ratings are supposed to work is a rating only […]
In Elo Ratings Part 1 I provided a basic background on Elo ratings, the advantages and disadvantages of them and some python code to create a basic rating system. In part 2 I’ll go through the disadvantages I mentioned in part 1 and how they can be adjusted for. 1) They don’t account for matchups. […]
Continue reading about Elo Ratings Part 2 – Margin of Victory Adjustments
With the college basketball season ending and NFL season not starting up for another four months I’ve been spending some time working on a Tennis model which as led me to reading a lot about Elo Ratings. Pronounced Elo – after Arpad Elo not E-L-O. There’s quite a bit of info out there, but not […]