Pick a number from 1-100: results from 6750 responses across
2018年3月31日 · When asked to pick a random number between 1 and 100, most people will choose a number that is odd, often prime, and approximately 1/3 or 2/3 of the way between the lower and upper limits. For some reason we think these …
[OC] I asked 100 people to pick a number between 1-100.
Yeah exactly. If you ask a lot of people to randomly pick a number between 1 and 10, the vast majority will pick 3 or 7. Because when asked this question, people want to somewhat find a difficult "hard to guess" solution.. -Even numbers don't really "feel random". -People think 5 is in the middle (it's not) so that's not really "random".
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2014年10月20日 · First question: Where X is the number from 1 to 100 inclusive, if X - 1 is left padded with zeros (00-99), is the left digit 5? If the answer is "lower", I ask about 2. If higher I ask about 7 or 8. Say I asked about 2, and the answer again comes back "lower". Then I ask about zero and the answer comes back "higher".
Best algorithm to guess a number between 1 and 100... BUT with …
2023年5月13日 · If the possible range was 0 to 100, the secret number was x=40 and A=25 and B=75 then the response would be "the closest is A, but it's too low"? If that is correct, then the optimal strategy would be to pick A to be 25% along the range and B 75% along the range. This way the answer will be found in log(N)/log(4)+O(1) queries.
Asking over 8500 students to pick a random number from 1 to 10 …
2019年1月5日 · We sometimes do “pick a number 1-100” at work to see who gets some extra perk (usually baseball tickets). The person to guess closest to the selected number gets the prize. I always use a random number generator for my pick rather than guessing to avoid accidentally clustering with others.
[Q] What are the ~odds of guessing a number within 2, from 1-100?
2022年7月19日 · It's only a 5% chance IF person A DOESN'T pick 1,2,99 or 100. Because in this scenario, 5 out of 100 numbers are covered, therefore a 5% chance to pick the right one. Should person A pick a random number between 1-100, his chances are smaller, since there is the possibility that he picks a number that doesn't cover 5 numbers, but only 4 or 3.
[Results] Pick a number between 1 and 100 : r/SampleSize - Reddit
2017年3月3日 · Essentially, I wanted ask a significant number of people (n = 262) to pick a number between 1 and 100, in hopes of becoming better at guessing what numbers people would pick. The answer: Even the most frequently picked number only occurred about four percent of the time, as seen in the frequency table below. Here’s the histogram. number frequency
You are invited to pick a number between 1 and a million, BUT.
2024年5月23日 · We asked people online to pick a random number from 1 to 100, and the most common was... well, 69. But the second and third most common were 73 and 37. Reply reply
I pick a random number between 1 and 100. That is a random
2017年6月11日 · Choose a number x where 1 < x < 50 and y where 51< y < 100, then A) pick one of either x or y. Or B) pick z where x < z < y. A gives you the same probability distribution as picking a random number x where 1 < x <100. B makes numbers around 50 more probable.
Let's run an experiment. Pick a number between 0 and 100. If
2015年5月17日 · Pick a number between 0 and 100. The best entry will be the one which is closest to 2/3 of the average of all entries. For example, assume that the average is 60. The best entry would therefore be 40. Be sure to submit your answer in the link above. The point is that you don't see other submissions. Good luck! I'll let you know the result soon.