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Old 2006-11-23, 02:15 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by sperry
Just because AM is 1.000 doesn't mean the numbers are based off the performance of AM. You can easily leave HS, or SM, or any other high volume class alone, then adjust all the other factors to match. Then normalize the numbers so AM is 1.000.
While I agree with you in principle mathmatically, since Rick never publishes where these numbers come from we have no way of knowing what if any math these numbers are based on. It also requires more work to do what you describe which is another reason I doubt Rick does it that way which is wy I made my original comment.

I also think math with numbers > 1.0 is easier than numbers < 1.0 for most people so using the slowest class as a baseline might make the math easier to understand/do.

Again, we can all complain as much as we want including myself, but until something better comes along, it is what it is...
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