Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE.

supermeerkat Earth Posts: 147	Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE. Mar 27, 2011 19:22:08 GMT -4 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by supermeerkat on Mar 27, 2011 19:22:08 GMT -4 nfrom1to10.appspot.com/ Do it.
	It's okay to ask questions. It's not okay to pretend that every nutty idea that comes along is worth serious consideration.

Nowhere Man Posts: 186	Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE. Mar 27, 2011 20:01:23 GMT -4 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Nowhere Man on Mar 27, 2011 20:01:23 GMT -4 It only lets you choose integers... Fred

supermeerkat Earth Posts: 147	Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE. Mar 27, 2011 20:08:17 GMT -4 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by supermeerkat on Mar 27, 2011 20:08:17 GMT -4 But it's for SCIENCE!
	It's okay to ask questions. It's not okay to pretend that every nutty idea that comes along is worth serious consideration.

echnaton Posts: 3,122	Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE. Mar 28, 2011 8:45:36 GMT -4 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by echnaton on Mar 28, 2011 8:45:36 GMT -4 But my favorite number is e! I only ever pick e. But since you asked nicely I'll make an exception for science.
	Last Edit: Mar 28, 2011 8:46:46 GMT -4 by echnaton For those who wish to maintain an illusion, ignorance is the best source of knowledge.

twik Mars Posts: 357	Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE. Mar 30, 2011 13:16:37 GMT -4 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by twik on Mar 30, 2011 13:16:37 GMT -4 Science thanks me. Science is very polite, isn't it?

Apollo Gnomon A "frothy mixture." Posts: 787	Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE. Mar 30, 2011 16:00:58 GMT -4 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Apollo Gnomon on Mar 30, 2011 16:00:58 GMT -4 I chose a prime number, but I'm not telling which one.
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Data Cable Posts: 1,351	Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE. Mar 31, 2011 4:54:10 GMT -4 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Data Cable on Mar 31, 2011 4:54:10 GMT -4 Mar 30, 2011 16:00:58 GMT -4 Apollo Gnomon said: I chose a prime number, but I'm not telling which one. Rodimus?
	"Earth diameter is 7,900 miles, and Moon diameter is 2,160 miles. It takes on average 90 minutes to complete one Earth orbit, so one Moon orbit should take roughly 25 minutes." - Sam "NasaScam" Colby "you data is still open for interpretation, after all a NASA employee might of wipe a booger or dropped a hair on it" - showtime DataCable²⁰¹² A+

abaddon Earth Posts: 123	Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE. Apr 10, 2011 20:24:23 GMT -4 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by abaddon on Apr 10, 2011 20:24:23 GMT -4 Mar 30, 2011 16:00:58 GMT -4 Apollo Gnomon said: I chose a prime number, but I'm not telling which one. It was 7.

lionking Guest	Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE. Apr 12, 2011 3:02:41 GMT -4 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by lionking on Apr 12, 2011 3:02:41 GMT -4 I admit that I wanted to choose 4 but then I said I'll choose something not likely to be chosen so I chose 1

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Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE. Apr 23, 2011 9:36:45 GMT -4

Post by Retrograde on Apr 23, 2011 9:36:45 GMT -4

Apr 12, 2011 3:02:41 GMT -4 @lionking said:

I admit that I wanted to choose 4 but then I said I'll choose something not likely to be chosen so I chose 1

But مايا, the fact that you chose it suggests it was likely to be chosen

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Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE. Apr 24, 2011 4:18:54 GMT -4

Post by suele on Apr 24, 2011 4:18:54 GMT -4

If people were good random number generators, this graph would be just about flat. Instead, 7 and 4 are clearly favored over the others, especially 1, 2, 9, and 10.

I can't agree with this one. Neither the problem nor the explanation above ever says anything about drawing random numbers from a uniform distribution.

Pick a number from 1 to 10. FOR SCIENCE.

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