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- From: rjc@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
- Subject: Re: U.S.A. loosing the edge in math? (Math Reflex Test)
- Date: 21 Nov 1992 01:39:37 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.153021.26726@news.cs.indiana.edu> sgberg@peach.ucs.indiana.edu (Stefan Berg) writes:
- >I have just received the most recent high score list for the Mathematical
- >Reflex Test by Jason Lowe (can be found on wuarchive. and amiga.physik.
- >under Reflex_Test.lha).
- >
- >The game has six categories, addition, subtraction, multiplication,
- >division, fractions, and algebra. The goal of the game is to answer questions
- >in each of these categories in the shortest time possible (there are around
- >20-40 questions per game). Currently there really seems to be a lack of
- >Americans reaching the top three in each category. Here the high score in
- >each category:
-
- Currently there seems to be a lack of Americans playing. I downloaded
- the Reflex Test today and the high score file only had one US contestant.
- Most were Australian's. You can't do a statistical comparison with only
- one data point. Your sample deviation is infinity!
-
- >Addition, 94.409% U.S.A
- >Algebra, 89.528% Germany
- >Division, 86.761% Australia
- >Fractions, 88.481% Germany
- >Multiplication, 96.109% Australia
- >Subtraction, 101.208% Norway
- >
- >The addition high score is held by the U.S.A. ... but I`m not really American.
- >Just living here since 3 years. ;-)
-
- Here's my scores on the first run (no practice. I just aborted whenever
- I made a typo).
-
- Addition 89.033% 92.9 seconds
- Subtraction 88.196% 98.9 seconds
- Multiplication 89.456% 46.7 seconds
- Division 85.097% 34.8 seconds
- Algebra 87.228% 67.2 seconds
- Fractions 87.348% 35.0 seconds
-
- I'm sure with a little practice I could improve these. My major problems
- are typing speed. Several times I made the mistake of hitting a wrong
- digit (say a six instead of a 7) and then I'd have to break my flow
- of thought and press delete.
-
- >Hope I stirred up some people... you can send in high scores to the author
- >by mail (see docs to game).
-
- -Ray
- p.s. I am from the US. Born here, and lived here my entire life.
-
- >Stefan
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