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Re: "Order of Magnitude" questions



Disappointing that the answers would not a cluster round a
single mode in such a talented group!

Brian

At 21:47 4/17/01 -0700, John Mallinckrodt wrote:
The "Order of Magnitude" question has become a fixture at our
meetings. The way we handle it is to declare the winner to be the
person who provides the median answer. (The winner gets first
pick of the door prizes.) It turns out to be critical to use
something like the median rather than the mean for this purpose
/snip/
John Mallinckrodt mailto:ajm@csupomona.edu
Cal Poly Pomona http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm

On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, brian whatcott wrote:

Wish I could be there. The "Order of Magnitude Question" is specially
tantalizing. I would be glad to hear some commentary on the topic.


brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net> Altus OK
Eureka!