Questions

[pootie49]

okey dokey then

but those that know me know im gonna ask this...

er whatcha doing this for??

Again you came to site full of people who solve puzzles ergo youve piqued some interest as to
why you are doing this, is it a hobby? Are you creating a similar site of your own?
You know just general curiousity questions
If its nowt my business thats cool
its not easy to solve these is it? sorry was just checking your stats anyhoo
i see Pajarito is doing a fabulous job of answering.
thanks P7

[pajarito7]

BuzzBuzz,
The values for Mid (median) and Min (record time) are fixed data points. The other points are calculated:
Hi=3*Mid
Max=5*Mid
Low= (Min+Mid)/2
No standard deviations or variances here

[BuzzBuzz]

Originally Posted by pajarito7

BuzzBuzz,
The values for Mid (median) and Min (record time) are fixed data points. The other points are calculated:
Hi=3*Mid
Max=5*Mid
Low= (Min+Mid)/2
No standard deviations or variances here

Thanks Pajarito.

[BuzzBuzz]

Originally Posted by pootie49

okey dokey then

but those that know me know im gonna ask this...
er whatcha doing this for??

P7

Hi Pootie:

I like games and puzzles. I have already solved over 100 cryptograms here, but not competively. When I didn't use hints, my times were awful, way to the right. So I started using hints to see how much they help me. Using maximum hints, my times average less than the median (center of the bell). My plan is to continue to practive using hints, and gradually use less of them until I can solve without hints in a time that is competitive. To gauge my progress I needed to invent a statistical measure. So I examined the behavior of Min, Low, Mid, Hi, and Max in order to figure out some formula that would tell me what I wanted to know about my progress. What I have just learned from Pajarito will help me improve the measure I am using.

[pajarito7]

Originally Posted by BuzzBuzz

Thanks Pajarito.

You are welcome, BuzzBuzz.

Happy solving!