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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostThink you might have missed some part of how the paper actually works there. He's not advocating guessing instead of learning. But if there's some questions you just don't know, then you always guess under these rules.This may or may not be an original thought of my own.
All efforts were made to make this thought original but with the abundance of thoughts in the world the originality of this thought cannot be guaranteed.
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It is just a genuine misunderstanding so Ill just slowly walk away.This may or may not be an original thought of my own.
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I remember having the same argument with a friend of mine in college, the marking scheme was something like +3 correct answer, -0.5 wrong answer, with 3 potential answers in each question. He was stressing about the negative marking and advocating only picking an answer if you were absolutely certain of the answer. I was like .
He's now an actuary. Go figure...
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostHeh. Those three women slaves just released in the UK. They get 45 days accommodation and that's potentially it. What a situation: country frees people from slavery, leaves them probably worse off. Go Go Britain.
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Originally posted by Bubbleking View Postthe reason I say one blank is that 66 answers right answering the full 100 will give you 49.5% i.e. a fail
while answering 66 right only answering 99 will give you 50.5.
At what point does it become +ev to stop guessing. if at all?
By guaranteed win if you 100% knew the answer to 67 questions then guessing any others would be silly because it has a categorical outcome at that threshold and you are risking everything to gain nothing.
But with your example you cannot be permitted to assume you have 66 questions right with one question to go. If you could somehow know that then answering the final one would be an error, but not being able to know that means that it's simply a case of that last question being worth an average of .25 so the logic of guessing that one is the same as all the previous guesses.
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Originally posted by hotspur View PostIf every guess is worth .25 marks on average then how could it ever be correct to stop guessing without having reached a guaranteed win?
By guaranteed win if you 100% knew the answer to 67 questions then guessing any others would be silly because it has a categorical outcome at that threshold and you are risking everything to gain nothing.
But with your example you cannot be permitted to assume you have 66 questions right with one question to go. If you could somehow know that then answering the final one would be an error, but not being able to know that means that it's simply a case of that last question being worth an average of .25 so the logic of guessing that one is the same as all the previous guesses.This may or may not be an original thought of my own.
All efforts were made to make this thought original but with the abundance of thoughts in the world the originality of this thought cannot be guaranteed.
The author is not liable for any issue arising from the platitudinous nature of this post.
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I wonder at what stage did the police know the missus was filming them? Probably straight away in order for them not to lose the rag with this guy! Can't imagine the gardai being as sociable with some guy wasting 20 minutes of their time while being stopped for talking on the mobile
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How could you not love this song, I posted it yonks ago. see they are on the late late show tonight! love it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieQ0w_gzS0UHer sky-ness
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jaysus . an ex of mine from 25 years ago just text me ( still friends) to tell me he was reading a book and there is a picture of me in it from when I was in the musical society in Tipp yrs ago. 31 years ago the pic was taken
feeling fucking ancient
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostCan't go tomorrow. Raging. Fecking teaching means - up 5am, teach 9-5:30, rinse repeat for Sunday. Just wouldn't actually be awake for the talk.
Enjoy it.
Is beer still on for next weekend? Trying to sort something here.Official Head Marshall of Waterford Gay Pride Festival 2015
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Originally posted by Michelle SatNav View PostHow could you not love this song, I posted it yonks ago. see they are on the late late show tonight! love it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieQ0w_gzS0UX can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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I never understood those multiple choice with negative marking tests, they bring a huge amount of variance into the test. If you get the 33% right your a flip to pass, Id find it hard to study long for that!
Theres definitely some merit to Theresa's (better explained by hotspur) point of if your 100& sure youve got 67 right you'd be incorrect to answer anymore.
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Originally posted by Semibluff View PostSounds amazing and right down your street! Fair fks! Im sure youll still be standing come the end, barring an injury!
When does it start? are you going to do a regular blog on it?
I'll prob keep going with my log, but be no harm to start with a clean slate too I suppose
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Originally posted by Emmet View Postyup, will be watching through my hands.
NZ to round off a perfect season by clubbing us to death.Originally posted by TomD View PostDagg first try scorer is 10/1
NZ -20 points is evensMattie McGrath wanna-be
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostThe Chess has been a great event to follow, the live coverage has been superb both commentary teams were brilliant.
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Originally posted by DeadParrot View Post
Chromecast should let you cast the tab but a quick google says there is some problems with frame rates
this should help
http://www.techhive.com/article/2045...hromecast.html
Ty ty.
The quality is fine.
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Originally posted by smoothcall View PostI never understood those multiple choice with negative marking tests, they bring a huge amount of variance into the test. If you get the 33% right your a flip to pass, Id find it hard to study long for that!
Theres definitely some merit to Theresa's (better explained by hotspur) point of if your 100& sure youve got 67 right you'd be incorrect to answer anymore.
I know a lot of people are paranoid about negative marking so will leave a lot of questions blank giving up a .25% edge as hotspur pointed out.
Or my strat you could run bad and end up worse than where you would have been
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Im doing a project on Cyprus for International business. I got a personal interview from my neighbour who lectured throughout the middle east and has spent time in most countries and the lecturer loved it for the culture section.
Im trying to get something similar for the economic section. Just sent the President a tweet, he only has 11k followers. Il throw an email to his office while im at it who knows Even if it just some randomer in his office who answers it it would look good.Pm for rakeback deals
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