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infinite monkey 10-12-2011 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet (Post 763064)
Shhh don't tell anyone!

Be quiet, man. They'll know you're here! :tinfoil:

(Note how the foil is in the shape of a bowler hat? Coincidence? I think not!)

GunMaster357 10-12-2011 01:50 PM

9 out of 24. :(

Well, I don't intend to invade England. Even Napoleon Bonaparte couldn't do it.

Rhianne 10-12-2011 01:54 PM

You scored 16 out of a possible 24

BigV 10-12-2011 02:29 PM

You scored 11 out of a possible 24


very close to random chance

glatt 10-12-2011 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV (Post 763123)
You scored 11 out of a possible 24


very close to random chance

I was wondering what random chance would be, but didn't care enough to do the math. Those T/F questions are 50/50 but the other ones are 1 in 4.

BigV 10-12-2011 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt (Post 763144)
I was wondering what random chance would be, but didn't care enough to do the math. Those T/F questions are 50/50 but the other ones are 1 in 4.

8 t/f
16 1/4

reducing
.5
plus
.25
plus
.25
equals
1
divided by
3
equals

1/3 or 8 out of 24. So, 11 out of 24 is a little better than chance, but still close.

infinite monkey 10-12-2011 03:10 PM

Gambler's fallacy. One answer's accuracy has no bearing on another answer's accuracy. ;)

BigV 10-12-2011 03:15 PM

You're right, of course. That's why I calculated the likelihood of each question being answered correctly with a random choice independently.

infinite monkey 10-12-2011 03:16 PM

So, why is the census a secret for 100 years? That's wacky!

Happy Monkey 10-12-2011 03:29 PM

I'm assuming its the individual forms, not the accumulated data.

zippyt 10-12-2011 05:35 PM

i got 8 guessing

DanaC 10-12-2011 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey (Post 763157)
So, why is the census a secret for 100 years? That's wacky!

Responding to the census is a legal obligation. Can't very well legally require everyone to give up a bunch of details about who lives in their home, how old they are, what they do for a living, what their ethnicity is and a whole host of other personal details, and then put that info into the public domain.

monster 10-12-2011 06:07 PM

16. what a ridiculous test, though. Half those questions have zero relevance

DanaC 10-12-2011 06:11 PM

And half of them have more than one 'correct' answer.

Aliantha 10-12-2011 06:13 PM

That's what I was thinking Dana.

There was a lot of speculation about the new Australian Cit Test too. I might see if I can find a practice one and post it. See how many of us can be aussies. lol


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