How Close Can You Get to 80% of the Average Guess?

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The discussion revolves around a guessing game where players select an integer between 0 and 100, aiming to be closest to 80% of the average of all guesses. Players are encouraged to send their guesses via private message rather than posting publicly. The game runs for about a day, and participants express curiosity about whether players will choose rational numbers or random guesses. After the first round, the average was calculated, and the winner was announced as "mattmns" with a guess of 23. The second round saw a different average, and "franznietzsche" won with a guess of 26. Participants noted the unpredictability of others' guesses and discussed potential changes for future rounds, including using a random percentage instead of a fixed 80%. The conversation highlights the strategic thinking involved in guessing and the dynamics of player behavior.
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Physics_wiz said:
Here are the numbers I got for the second round:
38
15
26
73
42

The average was 38.8, 80% of the average = 31.04

franznietzsche won with his guess of 26, congratulations :biggrin:

I have to say that I'm surprised the average moved up instead of down, but this could just mean that the number of players wasn't enough or the rules weren't very clear. Anyways, no more rounds...thanks for participating though :biggrin:.

I knew it would go up :approve: . Just didn't think that much.
 
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bah! i vastly underestimated the number of participants :(
 
  • #33
Oh, Physics_Wiz, we said that the percentage was to be chosen at random and that I was to going win that game. Give me back the $20!
 

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