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PlayerRatings (version 1.1-0)

kriichi: A multi-player K Factor Function for Riichi Mahjong

Description

Calculates the K factor for the rating system employed by Tenhou for Riichi mahjong.

Usage

kriichi(rating, games, gv = 400, kv = 0.2)

Arguments

rating

A numeric vector of player ratings. The K factor does not depend on this quantity.

games

A numeric vector with the number of games played by each player.

gv

A value giving the threshold for the number of games played.

kv

The K factor if the number of games played is greater than or equal to gv.

Value

A numeric vector of K factors.

Details

This function is designed to be used for the kfac argument of elom. It returns kv for players who have played at least gv games, and returns 1-(1-kv)N/gv otherwise, where N is the number of games played.

See Also

elom, fide