From f7fe50b9ee635359169598800b887c0cb3228578 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: emkael Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 11:31:49 +0100 Subject: * documentation --- doc/results.txt | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/results.txt') diff --git a/doc/results.txt b/doc/results.txt index 61ded84..c353368 100644 --- a/doc/results.txt +++ b/doc/results.txt @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ == Scoring rules == Every race or ranked qualifying session results for each entry are handed ordinal numbers as "groups" in which the entry was classified. -For qualifying, a group is simply the qualifying position (not applying any grid drop penalties, but applying disqualification/exclusion). +For qualifying, a group is simply the qualifying position (not applying any carryover/technical grid drop penalties, but applying disqualification/exclusion/grid penalties for offences during the ranked session). For races the following rules apply: * race winning entry forms group "1" * among the drivers classified on the lead lap, other groups are as follows: 2-3 places are group "2", 4-5 places are group "3", 6-10 places are group "4", 11-15 places are group "5", etc. * for drivers classified outside the lead lap, the groups are formed by the drivers classified with the same numbers of completed laps (each distinct lap number as a separate group) * non-classified drivers (because of completing not enough laps, but not retiring) form a single separate group, below all the classified drivers - * drivers retiring due to driver accidents form a single separate group, below other drivers + * drivers retiring due to driver-induced accidents form a single separate group, below other drivers * drivers disqualified from the race form a single separate group, below other drivers * drivers retiring due to mechanical issues form a special "0" group together with drivers which did not start the race @@ -26,4 +26,10 @@ Other than that, standard Elo rating conventions apply: * drivers start with identical initial rating * duels between high-ranked drivers change their rankings by fewer points than duels between low-ranked drivers +Specific parameters which are configurable: + * initial driver ranking + * disparity factor (ranking difference which drops the possibility of lower-ranked driver's win by the factor of 10) + * duel importance (base, i.e. for drivers ranked below importance thresholds) for all race types + * importance thresholds (for 50% of base importance and 75% of base importance) + All calculation is rounded to 2 decimal places. -- cgit v1.2.3