ChristianKl comments on 2013 Census/Survey: call for changes and additions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 08 November 2013 04:48:04AM -1 points [-]

I don't think so.

Let's say you seperate numbers into four piles:

Group A: 1-5
Group B: 5-25
Group C: 25-90
Group D: 90-100

How should you list those groups to minize that someone picks the wrong group? C, B, D, A seems to be the best order.

Separating out on group into two subgroups shouldn't put them higher but lower on the list.

Comment author: [deleted] 08 November 2013 10:52:41AM 2 points [-]

IAWYC, but with that particular example any order other than A, B, C, D would violate the principle of least astonishment.