GreedyAlgorithm, yes that’s mostly why it’s done. I’d add that it applies even when the source of the ordering is not a person. Measurement data can also follow the type of patterns you’d get by following a simple, fixed rule.
But I’d like to see it analyzed Eliezer’s way.
How does the randomness tie in to acquired knowledge, and what is the superior non-random method making better use of that knowledge?
Using the median isn’t it, because that generally takes longer to produce the same result.
GreedyAlgorithm, yes that’s mostly why it’s done. I’d add that it applies even when the source of the ordering is not a person. Measurement data can also follow the type of patterns you’d get by following a simple, fixed rule.
But I’d like to see it analyzed Eliezer’s way.
How does the randomness tie in to acquired knowledge, and what is the superior non-random method making better use of that knowledge?
Using the median isn’t it, because that generally takes longer to produce the same result.