(Ed: from Chuck Cliff ...wts)
 
I posted "My Rating System" the other day and some questions about them have
been raised. Thanks for the responses.
 
Here is an explaination of how I arrive at the numbers.
 
After two teams play a game I compare the difference in their rating number
(adding .61 to the home team for home ice) to the actual difference in score.
I then subtract these two numbers and divide by 8.
 
EXAMPLE:
 
TEAM A  12.00  at  TEAM B  15.00
 
15.00+.61-12.00=3.61  TEAM B should win by 3.61 goals
 
ACTUAL SCORE TEAM B  5  TEAM A  3
 
BECAUSE TEAM B SHOULD HAVE WON BY 3.61 GOALS AND ONLY WON BY 2 WE HAVE THE
FOLLOWING
 
3.61-2.00=1.61     1.61/8=.20
 
THEN LOWER TEAM B 15.00-.20=14.80
THEN RAISE TEAM A 12.00+.20=12.20
 
I know it's fairly simple, but I did this by hand and calculator for several
years before I had this machine. If there are anymore questions or comments
please let me know.
 
Chuck Cliff