This reminds me of a question asked in a Game Theory class server years ago:
Pick a number Whoever's number is closest to one half the average of all submitted numbers wins!
I just whipped together a tiny wsgi app for this:
Pick a number Whoever's number is closest to one half the average of all submitted numbers wins!
I just whipped together a tiny wsgi app for this:
Even the other degenerate strategy of "pick something which is like negative infinity" is a guaranteed loser, and it's only interesting if you assume everyone else will pick positive numbers (which your web app specifies, though your problem statement doesn't).
Each person was told to pick a number between 0 and 100
The number I would pick would be dependent on who else is taking the poll, how much credit do you give them, etc
I'm in my phone now with a low battery, otherwise I'd type
But one of the problems with selecting a strategy is assuming that everyone will act perfectly rationally. This is hardly ever the case.
(the other link doesn't restrict each IP to only 1 vote)