# Statistics Puzzler (this time with a potentially correct answer)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-puzzler-this-time-with-a-potentially-correct-answer/616618>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 23, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-puzzler-this-time-with-a-potentially-correct-answer/616618 "2012-03-23T17:14:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-puzzler-this-time-with-a-potentially-correct-answer/616618/1 "2012-03-23T17:14:59Z")

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-puzzler-this-time-with-a-potentially-correct-answer/616618/2 "2012-03-23T17:17:29Z")

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1. Is it 7? I bet it’s 7.

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-puzzler-this-time-with-a-potentially-correct-answer/616618/3 "2012-03-23T17:21:01Z")

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well I’m batting a million today. I keep getting “no data received” when I try to submit. I think that last one went though though.

Mods, please take this thread out behind the chemical shed and shoot it.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-puzzler-this-time-with-a-potentially-correct-answer/616618/4 "2012-03-23T17:30:09Z")

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Best OP evar!

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-puzzler-this-time-with-a-potentially-correct-answer/616618/5 "2012-03-23T17:31:11Z")

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Come on now, sta!

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**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-puzzler-this-time-with-a-potentially-correct-answer/616618/6 "2012-03-23T17:53:52Z")

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-puzzler-this-time-with-a-potentially-correct-answer/616618/7 "2012-03-23T18:09:14Z")

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Correct thread:

> **[Statistics Puzzler (this time with a potentially correct answer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=646087)**
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> \[This replaces my earlier “statistics puzzler” thread wherein I futzed-up the poll choices. I’ve already asked a mod to close that thread\] This is making the rounds on Facebook, and I initially thought I had it pegged until I started reading some...