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My take on the Giants list

Posted By: Bob Koca
Date: Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 3:07 a.m.

In Response To: My take on the Giants list (Matt Cohn-Geier)

The results of two experiments is not enough to say that it will almost always be within a certain small percentage especially since one is more likely to hear about the times it worked.

Here are a couple more examples that I have done with my geometry class.

i) Which is larger the circumference of a soup can I held up or its height? Say how much longer (e.g. circumference = 1.8 times height). 16 students guessed too low a value for circumference and one was pretty close. No one guessed too high a value for circumference.

ii) How many solo cups of water will it take to fill a frisbee (size used for ultimate) with water? The actual value was about 4.5 Every single person guessed a value too low with most saying from 1 to 2.

I think the wisdom of crowds idea is overstated.

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• My take on the Giants list
  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 12:02 p.m.
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    MishyPoo -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 12:50 p.m.
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      Colin Owen -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 2:01 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 2:12 a.m.
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        Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 7:11 a.m.
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          Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 10:23 a.m.
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    Rick Janowski -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 1:38 p.m.
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    Ken Larsen -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 2:11 p.m.
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    Ken Larsen -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 2:19 p.m.
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      Rick Janowski -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 2:28 p.m.
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        Ken Larsen -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 2:42 p.m.
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          Rick Janowski -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 3:37 p.m.
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            Ken Larsen -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 4:03 p.m.
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              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 8:03 p.m.
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                Ken Larsen -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 8:30 p.m.
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    Albert Steg -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 5:20 p.m.
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    Taper_Mike -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 9:18 p.m.
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      Rick Janowski -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 9:51 p.m.
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      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 12:26 a.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 12:57 a.m.
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        Taper_Mike -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 9:59 a.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 4:10 p.m.
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    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 10:49 p.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 12:56 a.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 1:54 a.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 3:07 a.m.
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          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 4:03 a.m.
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            John Stryker -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 4:40 a.m.
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        Havard Raddum -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 8:22 a.m.
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        Dorn Bishop -- Wednesday, 24 February 2016, at 12:27 a.m.
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    Jake Jacobs -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 1:33 a.m.
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    Florin Popa -- Wednesday, 24 February 2016, at 11:28 a.m.