What’s the gradient (Fun test)

The graph shows 51 points shown in black and five lines which more or less “fit” the points. Please select the line which best fits the points and click the appropriate letter. (Correct answers will be shown at end)

1. Test0

 
 
 
 
 

2. Test1

 
 
 
 
 

3. Test2

 
 
 
 
 

4. Test3

 
 
 
 
 

5. Test4

 
 
 
 
 

6. Test5

 
 
 
 
 

7. Test6

 
 
 
 
 

8. Test7

 
 
 
 
 

9. Test8

 
 
 
 
 

10. Test9

 
 
 
 
 

11. Test10

 
 
 
 
 

12. For interest, may I ask: “Would you describe yourself more as an Engineer (practical) or a Scientist (Academic)”

[You do not need to answer. Click “show answer”, to continue although obviously there’s no right answer]

 
 

13. What’s your Highest level of Science or Engineering qualification

[Again please click show answer]

 
 
 
 

Question 1 of 13

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6 Responses to What’s the gradient (Fun test)

  1. DizzyRingo says:

    I couldnt find my ruler……

    • Scottish-Sceptic says:

      It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be. I assumed the “right” answer would jump out at me, but I had to think a lot about it and even then, it’s not that obvious which is right as it looks.

  2. TinyCO2 says:

    I left my clear plastic bag with my pens and calculator on the bus.

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  4. Yes, fun. I got 9, (1 and 3 wrong). Some lucky guesses I think!

    • Scottish-Sceptic says:

      That’s good … or at least you interpret graphs like a computer!

      It would be interesting to see whether there’s any pattern – for example perhaps those who do well, tend to fail on particular ones. Or perhaps there might be other groups who if they pick certain answers, will tend to pick others.

      But at the present the number of responses are too low to do much analysis.

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