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How Well Do You Estimate?

Posted by michael on from the SWAG dept.

A random UK blogger has published a quiz asking readers to estimate various numeric values which they may or may not have knowledge of; and has analyzed the resulting answers to determine how well people guess. The first part of the results looks at some specific questions, and the second part takes a look at the quiz overall.

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  1. No fucking mod points when I need them by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    God that was fucking LAME. You fucking arse-sukers, 4 digit UID and your knees go to putty...

  2. Garcia is a karma whore! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll



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  3. A lesson learned, roughly. by teamhasnoi · · Score: 0, Troll
    I estimated that moderators would get the joke, which is how poorly I estimate how well I estimate.

    It turns out that I estimated poorly about moderators getting the joke about how poorly I estimate how well I estimate, and furthermore, estimated poorly about how well I estimate my estimations.

    I estimate we've all learned something today.

  4. Re:I estimate that... by operagost · · Score: 0, Troll
    Hear that? That's the sound of liberals' heads exploding!

    "How will we enforce discrim... I mean affirmative action!" *POP*

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