Return-Path: Received: from rly-mh04.mx.aol.com (rly-mh04.mail.aol.com [172.21.166.140]) by air-mh06.mail.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILINMH063-bcd489aef6716e; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:49:56 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mh04.mx.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMH045-bcd489aef6716e; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:49:45 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1KR4vv-0002Hh-Nk for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:49:35 +0100 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1KR4vv-0002HY-9N for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:49:35 +0100 Received: from cavuit01.kulnet.kuleuven.be ([134.58.240.43]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KR4vr-0000EG-Ai for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:49:35 +0100 Received: from smtps02.kuleuven.be (smtpshost02.kulnet.kuleuven.be [134.58.240.75]) by cavuit01.kulnet.kuleuven.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id D630A7B91F3 for ; Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:49:15 +0200 (CEST) Received: from smtps02.kuleuven.be (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtps02.kuleuven.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AEC3F3863 for ; Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:49:15 +0200 (CEST) Received: from webmail2.cc.kuleuven.ac.be (webmail2.cc.kuleuven.ac.be [134.58.242.4]) by smtps02.kuleuven.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FA78F3862 for ; Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:49:15 +0200 (CEST) Received: by webmail2.cc.kuleuven.ac.be (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 310874E5D; Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:51:05 +0200 (CEST) Received: from 67.193-136-217.adsl-dyn.isp.belgacom.be (67.193-136-217.adsl-dyn.isp.belgacom.be [217.136.193.67]) by webmail4.kuleuven.be (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:51:05 +0200 Message-ID: <20080807145105.tlrwbwc4a14408g4@webmail4.kuleuven.be> Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:51:05 +0200 X-Kuleuven: This mail passed the K.U.Leuven mailcluster From: Rik Strobbe To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.2) X-Originating-IP: 217.136.193.67 X-KULeuven-Information: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven X-KULeuven-Scanned: Found to be clean X-KULeuven-Envelope-From: rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.be X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Tick test Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : n X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) > g3kevmal@talktalk.net writes: > A person with no knowledge about the subject could be lucky and tick the > right boxes. Like the lottery numbers selection It is indeed like lottery for those with no knowledge. And in that case the chance of succeeding the test is about the same as the chance of winning the lottery. In a well designed MC test the chance of succeeding on pure luck is far less than 1 in a million: - there is a penalty for wrong answers (so a on average a "monkey" should end on a zero score) - the most obvious wrong answers should be in the list Eg: if the questions is to calculate the voltage over a 10 Ohm resistor where the current is 5 A the list of answers should include 50 V, 2 V and 0.5 V 73, Rik ON7YD - OR7T Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm