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It’s easy to see there is a recognizable pattern here. The line follows a downward trajectory till about observation 16 then it meanders around till about observation 31. At which point it begins an upward track that lasts till almost the end of the chart.<\/p>\n
The data in question is real and public but obsolete. I won’t say what it’s source is right now to avoid any bias in your attempts see if we can infer design. I can provide the actual numbers if you like.<\/p>\n
The question before the house is. Is the clear overall pattern we see here a record of intention or does it have a “non-mental” cause?<\/p>\n
Using the criteria discussed in my “poker” thread I would suggest looking for the following behaviors and excluding a mental cause if they are present.<\/p>\n
1) large random spikes in the data
\n2) sudden changes in the overall pattern of the data that appear to be random
\n3) long periods of monotony
\n4) unexplained disjunction in the pattern.<\/p>\n
I have some other tests we can look at as well .<\/p>\n
What do you say design or not? Are you willing to venture a conjecture?<\/p>\n
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peace<\/p>\n
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Recently I described a possible alternative Turing test that looks for certain non-person like behavior. I’d like to try it out and see if it is robust and has any value. Here is some data represented in an ordinary control … Continue reading