Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mondays (Sheep & Goats Edition)

[A Student]

Originally Posted by Abstract Actuary

Wait, what? Why would you group them? In an obvious goat question if you want to group them tell us how you will do it in advance. The grouping you chose seems pretty arbitrary and for the purpose of basically evening the size of the groups. Defeats the purpose.

I wouldn't call it arbitrary - log base 10 seems reasonable.

Without the grouping it would have been horribly boring - 15 unique answers and two poor saps who randomly answered the same thing.

[Browncoat]

Originally Posted by 1695814

Q2 Via Google Maps, calculate the distance (in miles) from where you were born to your office

I grouped these into the following categories
0 <= x < 100
100 <= x < 1,000
1000 <= x < 10,000
other

 
answer     # score
0 100..... 5 5
100 1000.. 6 6
1000 10000 5 5
okay, done 1 1

I call shenanigans. The question said to calculate it. It didn't say to report it.

[1695814]

Originally Posted by Browncoat

I call shenanigans. The question said to calculate it. It didn't say to report it.

Your not crazy. i really am out to get you.

[1695814]

Originally Posted by A Student

I wouldn't call it arbitrary - log base 10 seems reasonable.

Without the grouping it would have been horribly boring - 15 unique answers and two poor saps who randomly answered the same thing.

I'll go with this explanation/reasoning/rebuttal.

[1695814]

Q3 What is your rank in your family (by order of birth (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.))?

 
answer    # score
1 ...... 11 11
2 ....... 2 2
3 ....... 2 2
9 ....... 1 2
Colonel.  1 2

guest......... score
A Student ....... 11
Abstract Actuary  11
limabeanactuary . 11
Lonegirl ........ 11
OddSox .......... 11
ORLYLOL ......... 11
Ray Finkle ...... 11
SirVLCIV ........ 11
strategygamer ... 11
Thing ........... 11
urysohn ......... 11
Abused Student ... 2
Browncoat ........ 2
DyalDragon ....... 2
Inconceivable .... 2
soyleche ......... 2
tometom .......... 2

guest.... cumulative score
limabeanactuary . 23
Lonegirl ........ 23
OddSox .......... 23
ORLYLOL ......... 23
Ray Finkle ...... 23
A Student ....... 22
SirVLCIV ........ 22
strategygamer ... 22
Thing ........... 22
Abstract Actuary  21
urysohn ......... 21
DyalDragon ...... 14
soyleche ........ 13
Abused Student .. 12
Inconceivable ... 12
tometom ......... 12
Browncoat ....... 9

[urysohn]

wth goes on inside Col. Browncoat's head when he's answering these?

(and don't tell me that wasn't you, BC!)

[Abused Student]

Originally Posted by campbell

Wait, when was this?

About 3 months ago, maybe 4.

[DyalDragon]

You took Colonel as a legitimate goat answer?

[DyalDragon]

who else put 2?

[Abstract Actuary]

Originally Posted by 1695814

I'll go with this explanation/reasoning/rebuttal.

Ok, fine. But you've essentially rendered the question irrelevant since you've engineered everyone getting nearly the same score. (Browncoat doesn't count)