Ok, I'm a bad person for not reading the cited paper, but I was thinking about
problem late last night. I keep thinking that we need to make assumptions about
the distribution (regarding bounds and shape), but then I can't figure out a
combination of assumptions that really seems necessary. This
A lucid analysis. BUT,
If we consider the median = 1/2 infinity case, we end up with 3 equally
probable cases.
a) both number below median
b) both numbers above median
c) one below and one above median
alternatively we could get 4 equally probable cases
1) A below B below
2) A below B above
3) A
Sarbajit,
Great point, but let me make it a bit more complicated. Possibilities marked
with a + indicate situations in which we will have a probabilistic advantage
in our guessing, possibilities marked with a - indicate situations in which
we will have a probabilistic disadvantage in our guessing:
The first number partitions the distribution. Unless the areas on
either side of the partition are equal, there is a greater than 50
percent chance that the second number will be drawn from the larger
partition. Assuming that the three numbers are independent and
identically distributed, the
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a) The assumption was that there is no constraint on the range.
b) Knowing 2 numbers (or even a hundred) tells us nothing about the
range/boundary for the 3rd (or the 101st).
c) So the only thing I can say is that if the 3 numbers are disclosed to the
guesser in ascending order, the probability
1) Constraint on the range is irrelevant, it is just a distraction.
2) Knowing the actual range or the boundaries is irrelevant, it is only a
distraction. -- heck, even knowing the shape of the distribution and
the actual value of the numbers is a distraction.
3) All that matters is
Errr guys? You might want to check the
paperhttp://www.americanscientist.org/issues/issue.aspx?id=5783y=0no=content=truepage=2css=print.
It isn't three random numbers. It's two numbers written by a human opponent
and a random number. A somewhat different scenario...
—R
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at
Like many a damn fool, I'm seriously trying to use Gmail, via the web interface.
Now, I (possibly mistakenly) presume you, fellow gmail users, are not
going through the tortue I am. In plain words, it Sucks. Really!
So I must ask you to answer one of two questions:
1 - How do you bear it? ..
Hi Owen,
1) Try disabling Java / Javascript in your browser settings when you use Gmail,
2) Alternatively, opt for the basic HTML version of Gmail (using the
settings link, or somewhere at the bottom of the page)
Sarbajit
On 6/10/11, Owen Densmore o...@backspaces.net wrote:
Like many a damn
I've been using gmail via IMAP for at least five years, and haven't found it to
be bad at all, though I'm not that fond of its web interface either. I started
using gmail with Thunderbird under Windows XP, and switched to using it with
Mail.app on OS X about three years ago. I haven't had any
Me too. IMAP through Tbird on macs and pcs.
On 6/9/11 9:07 PM, Gary Schiltz wrote:
I've been using gmail via IMAP for at least five years, and haven't found it to
be bad at all, though I'm not that fond of its web interface either. I started
using gmail with Thunderbird under Windows XP, and
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