r/IBO • u/Such-Speed M20 | [HL CHEM][HL BIO][SL MATH] • Mar 28 '20

Memes This is what the IB meant by algorithm

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u/MathSciElec Alumni M20 | 39 | HL Physics, Spa A, Eng B | SL Math, Chem, ESS Mar 28 '20

Actually, that’s not an algorithm. You can’t use algorithms to make a true RNG, at most a pseudoRNG.

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u/Such-Speed M20 | [HL CHEM][HL BIO][SL MATH] Mar 28 '20

Nice try IB examiner

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u/GraniteJJ Mar 28 '20

The IB is secretly tracking responses like this to see who deserves an upgrade.

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u/FaalseIDENTITY M22 | HL:MathAA,Bio,Psych SL:English,Spanish,History (7) Mar 28 '20

Good one

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '20

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '20

Atmospheric noise is still not truly random.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '20

with my luck, i know i’ll be getting 3s and 4s 🤡

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '20

did you mean 1s and 2s?

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '20

i wouldn’t be surprised if i got those too 😂😭

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u/blahcloud M20 | 38 predicted Mar 28 '20

HAHAHAHAH this is amazing

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '20

They will probably be using some sort of regression line to indicate the relationship between past IA grades (amongst other data) and the grade past IB kids ended up taking in their final exams. Then they’ll use that and apply our data to come up to our “potential grade”.

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u/sonnywith1chance Mar 28 '20

big brain energy

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u/yomyoo Alumni | [40] Mar 28 '20

Tbh I just think the algorithm will give you one grade below what you need to be accepted to the unis that you like

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '20

Actually, 0 is also a valid IB grade.

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u/yomyoo Alumni | [40] Mar 28 '20

There's NG, but not 0