NOVA scienceNOW | Wisdom of the Crowds | PBS
Duration: 04:50
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Program: NOVA scienceNOW #301
Broadcast Date: Jun. 25, 2008
Ask enough people to estimate something, and the average of all their guesses will get you surprisingly close to the right answer.
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Post Date: June 23, 2008
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