EXPERIMENT... need people to participate!

[chinesed00d]

My Idea:
Which is better for second average:
1)Using a bad cube for an average of five and then doing an average of five on your best cube an average of five
OR
2)Using your best cube for 2 averages of five


Hypothesis:
Using bad cube causes your hands to get used to having to work hard, thus, when you use your best cube, your hands will not have to work hard, and your times will be better


Volunteers: (anybody????) please post times on this thread

 

[Vifs]

I'd try this, but I'm loaning out like... 4 cubes to let my friends learn.

 

[ianini]

Or you could just solve 40 or so times on a fast cubes and be completely get used to that cube. This would get you more accustomed to the cube and it's characteristics and less likely to pop.

 

[Sherwood]

I'll do it tomorrow or later tonight

 

[Zane_C]

Later.

 

[Thomas09]

Bad cube:
19.38, 28.66, 22.26, 19.70, 20.34=
number of times: 5/5
best time: 19.38
worst time: 28.66

current mean of 3: 20.77 (σ = 1.09)
best mean of 3: 20.77 (σ = 1.09)

current avg5: 20.77 (σ = 1.09)
best avg5: 20.77 (σ = 1.09)

session avg: 20.77 (σ = 1.09)
session mean: 22.07

Good cube:
20.98, 21.30, 19.70, 19.38, 19.38=
number of times: 5/5
best time: 19.38
worst time: 21.30

current mean of 3: 19.49 (σ = 0.15)
best mean of 3: 19.49 (σ = 0.15)

current avg5: 20.02 (σ = 0.69)
best avg5: 20.02 (σ = 0.69)

session avg: 20.02 (σ = 0.69)
session mean: 20.15

 

[richardzhang]

Bad cube (Storebought) :
number of times: 5/5
best time: 17.19
worst time: 25.00

current avg5: 19.08 (σ = 1.44)
best avg5: 19.08 (σ = 1.44)

session avg: 19.08 (σ = 1.44)
session mean: 19.88

Good cube (Type A III) :

number of times: 5/5
best time: 14.45
worst time: 21.45

current avg5: 17.76 (σ = 2.17)
best avg5: 17.76 (σ = 2.17)

session avg: 17.76 (σ = 2.17)
session mean: 17.84

 

[Innocence]

By the way - Not puzzle theory.

I'd do this, but I don't have any bad cubes.

 

[Luigimamo]

Bad Cube Avg of 3 30.63
Good Cube Avg of 3 32.81

Bad Cube Avg of 5 32.02
Good Cube Avg of 5 32.70

I don't know what to say
a storebought beating a DIY
I am at a loss of what to do ...

 

[chinesed00d]

By the way - Not puzzle theory.

I'd do this, but I don't have any bad cubes.

then what is it?

 

[buelercuber]

I'm going to try this when i get home, but the results wouldn't be that precise, because of the randomness of the scrambles.

but I'm going to try this!

 

[Tyrannous]

BAD GOOD GOOD GOOD
42.01 37.53 32.81 32.59
44.29 37.42 40.29 41.5
42.75 31.11 35.75 37.93
47.9 28.51 36.77 41.46
51.17 36.82 37.39 30.14

A05: 45.624 34.278 36.602 36.72
σ 3.841832896 4.189733882 2.709044112 5.175261346

 

[Daniel Wu]

You should probably use averages of 12 or 25. 5 is probably too small of a sample size.