Ask any human to choice a number between 0 - 0xFFFFFFFF

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Ask any human to choice a number between 0 - 0xFFFFFFFF Dennis Yurichev 01-22-2007
Posted by Dennis Yurichev on January 22, 2007, 1:41 pm
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Hi.
Consider some software asking different users for a hexadecimal number
between 0 - 0xFFFFFFFF.
Is there any done research in statistical (and psychological) field on
what numbers used more often and less often, except of obvious numbers
like 0x11111111, 0x12345678, et cetera.


Posted by Sebastian Gottschalk on January 22, 2007, 3:50 pm
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Dennis Yurichev wrote:

> Hi.
> Consider some software asking different users for a hexadecimal number
> between 0 - 0xFFFFFFFF.
> Is there any done research in statistical (and psychological) field on
> what numbers used more often and less often, except of obvious numbers
> like 0x11111111, 0x12345678, et cetera.

Same as for 1 to 10. Very low numbers, very high numbers, very median
numbers and very regular numbers (wrt patterns) are tried to be avoided.

The effect is purely psychological.

Posted by Ertugrul Soeylemez on January 23, 2007, 2:24 am
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> > Consider some software asking different users for a hexadecimal
> > number between 0 - 0xFFFFFFFF.
> > Is there any done research in statistical (and psychological) field
> > on what numbers used more often and less often, except of obvious
> > numbers like 0x11111111, 0x12345678, et cetera.
>
> Same as for 1 to 10. Very low numbers, very high numbers, very median
> numbers and very regular numbers (wrt patterns) are tried to be
> avoided.
>
> The effect is purely psychological.

At least, it wouldn't make up a good PRNG. =)


Regards,
E.S.

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