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I was thinking since it is the average not median of the group in question, somebody could try and game it by just reporting a reaaaaly large number. they wont
by DesiLurker 2y ago
I was thinking since it is the average not median of the group in question, somebody could try and game it by just reporting a reaaaaly large number. they wont be accurate but will be closest to the final answer. now if everyone thinks this...
- AndrewDucker 2y agoThey won't be the closest. If there are 5 people, 4 write 10 and 1 writes 510 then the average is 550/5 or 110. Which is much closer to 10 than it is to 510.
- DesiLurker 2y agoright, I see how I missed that. but the silver lining is that one outlier would have made everyone else seem very close to the final answer (% wise). this means if the professor is grading on a curve the whole class gets a 'C' except the outlier. sort of like 'Jesus died for your sins' ;-)
- AndrewDucker 2y agoA sacrifice worth making