http://www.dreambox.com/blog/birds-and-math DreamBox Learning, a web-based math learning company Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:23:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.dreambox.com/blog/birds-and-math#comment-39 John Bull Wed, 26 May 2010 23:14:52 +0000 http://www.dreambox.com/blog/?p=1605#comment-39 What would be the optimal size to count each chunk? Small chunks are good because you take little time to do the initial estimate, but then it is hard to estimate precisely the number of chunks that make the flock, and a large chunk takes longer to estimate initially, but then it is easier to see how many chunks are in the flock. The optimal solution must lie in between... What would be the optimal size to count each chunk? Small chunks are good because you take little time to do the initial estimate, but then it is hard to estimate precisely the number of chunks that make the flock, and a large chunk takes longer to estimate initially, but then it is easier to see how many chunks are in the flock. The optimal solution must lie in between…

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