The Awesome Power of Twenty Questions

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Title:

The Awesome Power of Twenty Questions

Url:

http://www.intuitor.com/statistics/TwentyQs.html

Publisher:

Intuitor

Description: This page shows how elements of a systems can be eliminated as causes in problem troubleshooting. The principles of twenty questions are frequently used in the business world to conduct computerized searches of massive data bases. These are called a binary searches and are one of the fastest search methods available. To conduct binary searches, data must be sorted in order or alphabetized. The computer determines which half of the list contains the item. The half containing the item is divided in half again and the process repeated until the item is found or the list can no longer be divided. Problem solvers should avoid focusing on the cause and instead ask which elements of the system can be eliminated as causes.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Elementary mathematics. Arithmetic -- Numeration, number concept, numeration systems -- Binary system
Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics
Science -- Mathematics -- Probabilities

GEM Subject:

Mathematics -- Statistics
Mathematics -- Probability

Key Concept:

Mathematics -- Probability
Mathematics -- Statistics

Date Issued:

2001

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Student Guide
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

Intuitor.com

Access Rights:

Free access

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