http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/03/upshot/a-quick-puzzle-to-test-your-problem-solving.html?_r=1&abt=0002&abg=1
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Here’s how it works:
We’ve chosen a rule that some sequences of three numbers obey â€" and some do not. Your job is to guess what the rule is.
Yes, there's elementary school level math involved, and it's one problem, but I was quite surprised by my answer.
Well, I failed. And I failed so spectacularly that I fell into to the trap described. Although I only did 2 checks :/
Should've tried deviations to check for exponent, logarithm and so on which would eliminate easier function calls.
Ha! Good find. I felt that my two guesses were enough to identify the rule. Though I was correct, it nailed me on confirmation bias... that's what she said...
I failed too. I try to console myself by saying I checked three sets of numbers to verify my point, but failing is failing.
"Any Numbers In Order" :super:
I got the number sequences right, but not the reason, I thought is was exponents
I am happy to say I got it -- I fell into their 9% :)
Said yes to 2 sequence checks, but didn't tell anything to me as 'no' or 'yes' after I typed "Sequence goes on with multiplying by two".
LOL I like it!
I heard one no. But I did guess the answer correctly.
But in math, the word "sequence" implies that subsequent numbers are specific (even if not calculable by known methods).
I blew it.
what we really should compare is how many sequences you checked before answering.
I bet a lot of people got one yes and then answered.
I typed in 13 different sequences before I answered.
Quote from: doorknob on July 14, 2015, 06:19:53 PM
What we really should compare is how many sequences you checked before answering.
I got about 20 sequences before making my conclusion. I had about 5 no's.
Quote from: doorknob on July 14, 2015, 06:19:53 PM
what we really should compare is how many sequences you checked before answering.
I bet a lot of people got one yes and then answered.
I typed in 13 different sequences before I answered.
I didn't keep count, but it was in the range of 15-20. I was far more interested in the Nos than in the Yeses; they tell you more, sometimes.
Quote from: Atheon on July 10, 2015, 10:38:30 PM
But in math, the word "sequence" implies that subsequent numbers are specific (even if not calculable by known methods).
Yeah, that's a good point.
May be I didn't blow it, just because I used the specific word?