Elo ratings for active players are close to Gaussian, but not quite, they show a very clear asymmetry, especially for OTB old school Elo (compared to online Glicko-2).
The active players restriction is a big one and one I didn't assume I in my original statement.
Elo ratings for active players are close to Gaussian, but not quite, they show a very clear asymmetry, especially for OTB old school Elo (compared to online Glicko-2).
The active players restriction is a big one and one I didn't assume I in my original statement.