James Gray
7/17/2005 3:35:00 PM
On Jul 16, 2005, at 11:05 PM, Daniel Amelang wrote:
> So, let's make next week's quiz an exploration of this whole 'what is
> random' and 'what is a fair solution' question (see the [QUIZ]
> Sampling (#39) thread for details):
>
> Next week's quiz: Random Sample Test
>
> Input: 9 output files from this current quiz. 3 from each of the top 3
> fastest algorithms.
> Output: The 9 output files grouped by which algorithm produced it.
>
> If the outputs were truly random, noone should be able to determine
> which program it came from (barring good luck). Oh, and we better drop
> the size of the output files so we don't need to download a several
> megabytes long file for our input. In addition, it would be better if
> the top performers didn't reveal their source code at the end of this
> quiz.
>
> James: if you want to do this, you better send out an annoucment so
> people won't post their solutions if they want to be 'tested' for
> randomness.
>
> What do you guys think?
If people are interested in this, don't let me stop you. However,
I've already chosen next week's quiz.
Thanks for the idea though.
James Edward Gray II