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I just updated the results page with a breakdown per-interface. There are more metrics involved, but it'll be a little while before those get pulled together. (
by alecperkins 16y ago
I just updated the results page with a breakdown per-interface. There are more metrics involved, but it'll be a little while before those get pulled together. (The volume of data was unexpected, to say the least, so there weren't any stats helpers in place prior to "launch".)
As for "revealing" the answers ahead of time, the whole question of "Pick a number from 1 to 10" and the common result being 7 is well known (ish), so I'm not too worried. Plus, the results aren't visible until you choose. PLUS, there were over 80k votes before that first graph was available, and over 140k by the time I put the per-interface breakdown up.
Hopefully, the volume will outweigh the people who try to manipulate it. (There's also IP tracking, which will eventually be used to help filter out anomalies, in addition to geolocating.)
I know, it's not exactly precise science, but it's a fun experiment that was simple and kept the friction to a minimum. I'm not exactly trying to write a paper. :)
Thanks to everyone who voted and spread the word, especially jedberg who posted it to Reddit.