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logaritmiskandClaude Opus 5 f1219036b3 fix: take quality's determinant ratio in log space
`quality()` computed `det(ata) / det(middle)` in linear space. Both are
products of `k - 1` diagonal entries, so they leave f64's range long
before their ratio does — and the ratio is the only thing the answer
needs.

Measured at the crate defaults: 150 groups correct at 8.45e-53, 200
returned 0, 250 returned NaN where the truth is 9.51e-88. With a small
beta it bit far sooner: at sigma = beta = 1e-3, 60 groups returned NaN
against a true 1.32e-9 — a value nine orders of magnitude inside the
normal range. Neither `quality()` nor `History::predict_quality` caps the
group count, unlike `predict_outcome`, so those are supported calls.

`Lu::ln_abs_determinant` accumulates `ln|diagonal|` instead of
multiplying, and the call site becomes `exp(e_arg + 0.5 * ln_ratio)`.

Verified against the closed form `(beta / sqrt(beta^2 + sigma^2))^(k-1)`
rather than against recorded output, across three parameter sets and
group counts to 300: every case now agrees to 1e-11 or better, including
9.88e-324 at 300 groups, which is subnormal.

Also documents the remaining panic: every rating at zero sigma with a
zero beta makes `middle` singular and `inverse()` panics. Documented
rather than converted — nothing is uncertain there, so there is no
distribution to take the quality of.

Closes #59

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_011hcFjNDmHXZF8URGLku5zZ
2026-09-09 17:33:00 +02:00

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//! `quality()` beyond two rating groups.
//!
//! The historical golden (two equal singletons) is asserted in
//! `src/lib.rs::tests::test_quality`. These cover the N-group generalisation,
//! which previously panicked with an out-of-bounds index at 3+ groups.
use trueskill_tt::{Gaussian, quality};
const BETA: f64 = 25.0 / 3.0 / 2.0;
fn rating(mu: f64, sigma: f64) -> Gaussian {
Gaussian::from_ms(mu, sigma)
}
#[test]
fn three_equal_groups_is_finite_and_in_range() {
let r = rating(25.0, 3.0);
let q = quality(&[&[r], &[r], &[r]], BETA);
assert!(q.is_finite(), "quality must be finite, got {q}");
assert!((0.0..=1.0).contains(&q), "quality out of range: {q}");
}
#[test]
fn quality_supports_many_groups() {
let r = rating(25.0, 3.0);
for n in 2..=8 {
let holders: Vec<[Gaussian; 1]> = (0..n).map(|_| [r]).collect();
let groups: Vec<&[Gaussian]> = holders.iter().map(|g| g.as_slice()).collect();
let q = quality(&groups, BETA);
assert!(q.is_finite(), "n={n}: quality must be finite, got {q}");
assert!((0.0..=1.0).contains(&q), "n={n}: out of range: {q}");
}
}
/// Equal-strength groups are the best-matched case: introducing a skill gap
/// must lower quality.
#[test]
fn imbalance_lowers_quality() {
let strong = rating(40.0, 3.0);
let average = rating(25.0, 3.0);
let balanced = quality(&[&[average], &[average], &[average]], BETA);
let lopsided = quality(&[&[strong], &[average], &[average]], BETA);
assert!(
lopsided < balanced,
"expected imbalanced quality {lopsided} < balanced {balanced}"
);
}
/// Quality is a property of the multiset of groups, not their order.
#[test]
fn quality_is_permutation_invariant() {
let a = rating(30.0, 2.0);
let b = rating(25.0, 3.0);
let c = rating(20.0, 4.0);
let forward = quality(&[&[a], &[b], &[c]], BETA);
let reversed = quality(&[&[c], &[b], &[a]], BETA);
assert!(
(forward - reversed).abs() < 1e-9,
"permutation changed quality: {forward} vs {reversed}"
);
}
#[test]
fn multi_player_groups_work() {
let r = rating(25.0, 3.0);
let q = quality(&[&[r, r], &[r, r], &[r, r]], BETA);
assert!(q.is_finite());
assert!((0.0..=1.0).contains(&q));
}
#[test]
fn uneven_group_sizes_work() {
let r = rating(25.0, 3.0);
let q = quality(&[&[r, r], &[r], &[r, r, r]], BETA);
assert!(q.is_finite(), "got {q}");
assert!((0.0..=1.0).contains(&q), "got {q}");
}
#[test]
#[should_panic(expected = "at least 2 rating groups")]
fn single_group_panics_with_clear_message() {
let r = rating(25.0, 3.0);
let _ = quality(&[&[r]], BETA);
}
#[test]
#[should_panic(expected = "at least 2 rating groups")]
fn zero_groups_panics_with_clear_message() {
let _ = quality(&[], BETA);
}
#[test]
#[should_panic(expected = "non-empty")]
fn empty_group_panics_with_clear_message() {
let r = rating(25.0, 3.0);
let _ = quality(&[&[r], &[]], BETA);
}
#[test]
fn history_predict_quality_supports_three_teams() {
use trueskill_tt::History;
let mut h = History::default();
h.record_winner(&"a", &"b", 1).unwrap();
h.record_winner(&"b", &"c", 2).unwrap();
let _ = h.converge().unwrap();
let q = h.predict_quality(&[&[&"a"], &[&"b"], &[&"c"]]).unwrap();
assert!(
q.is_finite(),
"3-team predict_quality must be finite, got {q}"
);
assert!((0.0..=1.0).contains(&q), "out of range: {q}");
}
/// `quality()` for N identical teams has a closed form, which pins the N-group
/// determinant path across the whole range rather than at a single golden.
///
/// For two identical single-player teams the standard result is
/// `sqrt(2b^2 / (2b^2 + s1^2 + s2^2))`. With the conventional parameters
/// (`sigma = 25/3`, `beta = 25/6`) that ratio is exactly `1/5`, and the N-group
/// generalisation is `(1/5)^((n-1)/2)` — one factor per adjacent pair.
///
/// The n=3 and n=5 values this produces (0.200 and 0.040) are also what the
/// `trueskill` Python package returns for the same configuration, so this
/// doubles as the cross-implementation check the README asked for.
#[test]
fn quality_of_identical_teams_follows_its_closed_form() {
let g = Gaussian::from_ms(25.0, 25.0 / 3.0);
let beta = 25.0 / 6.0;
for n in 2..=10usize {
let groups: Vec<Vec<Gaussian>> = (0..n).map(|_| vec![g]).collect();
let refs: Vec<&[Gaussian]> = groups.iter().map(Vec::as_slice).collect();
let got = quality(&refs, beta);
let expected = 0.2f64.powf((n - 1) as f64 / 2.0);
assert!(
(got - expected).abs() / expected < 1e-9,
"n={n}: quality {got}, closed form {expected}"
);
}
}
/// Spot-check against the two values the `trueskill` Python package is known
/// to produce for this configuration, stated as literals so a future change to
/// the closed-form reasoning above cannot quietly take these with it.
#[test]
fn quality_matches_the_reference_implementation() {
let g = Gaussian::from_ms(25.0, 25.0 / 3.0);
let beta = 25.0 / 6.0;
let three: Vec<Vec<Gaussian>> = (0..3).map(|_| vec![g]).collect();
let refs: Vec<&[Gaussian]> = three.iter().map(Vec::as_slice).collect();
assert!((quality(&refs, beta) - 0.200).abs() < 1e-9);
let five: Vec<Vec<Gaussian>> = (0..5).map(|_| vec![g]).collect();
let refs: Vec<&[Gaussian]> = five.iter().map(Vec::as_slice).collect();
assert!((quality(&refs, beta) - 0.040).abs() < 1e-9);
}
/// `quality()` used to compute `det(ata) / det(middle)` in linear space. Both
/// are products of `k - 1` diagonal entries, so they leave `f64`'s range long
/// before their ratio does — and the ratio is the only thing the answer needs.
///
/// Measured before the fix: at the crate defaults 150 groups was correct, 200
/// returned `0`, and 250 returned `NaN` where the truth is `9.51e-88`. With a
/// small beta it bit sooner — `sigma = beta = 1e-3` returned `NaN` at 60 groups
/// against a true `1.32e-9`, a value that is entirely ordinary.
///
/// For `k` single-member groups with equal means the answer has a closed form,
/// `(beta / sqrt(beta^2 + sigma^2))^(k-1)`, so this checks against arithmetic
/// rather than against a recorded output.
#[test]
fn quality_matches_its_closed_form_past_the_overflow_point() {
for (sigma, beta) in [(25.0 / 3.0, 25.0 / 6.0), (1e-3, 1e-3), (50.0, 25.0 / 6.0)] {
let rating = vec![Gaussian::from_ms(25.0, sigma)];
for k in [2usize, 50, 60, 150, 200, 250, 300] {
let groups: Vec<&[Gaussian]> = (0..k).map(|_| rating.as_slice()).collect();
let got = quality(&groups, beta);
let expected = (beta / (beta * beta + sigma * sigma).sqrt()).powi(k as i32 - 1);
assert!(
got.is_finite(),
"sigma {sigma}, beta {beta}, {k} groups: got {got}"
);
// Subnormal results have no relative precision left to check.
if expected > f64::MIN_POSITIVE {
let rel = ((got - expected) / expected).abs();
assert!(
rel < 1e-11,
"sigma {sigma}, beta {beta}, {k} groups: got {got:e}, \
closed form {expected:e}, rel {rel:e}"
);
}
}
}
}
/// The overflow was in the intermediates, never in the answer: every value
/// above is an ordinary float. This pins the specific case that returned `NaN`
/// where the true answer is nine orders of magnitude inside the normal range.
#[test]
fn a_small_beta_does_not_overflow_at_sixty_groups() {
let rating = vec![Gaussian::from_ms(25.0, 1e-3)];
let groups: Vec<&[Gaussian]> = (0..60).map(|_| rating.as_slice()).collect();
let got = quality(&groups, 1e-3);
assert!((got - 1.317_089e-9).abs() / 1.317_089e-9 < 1e-6, "{got:e}");
}