Spelling Bees
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4782550 |
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| Authors | James W Boudreau (0000-0003-2917-2669, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA, corresponding author), Jeremy Kettering (0009-0001-4472-6757, Alvernia University, Reading, PA, USA), Susan Sanders (0000-0002-8506-2619, Syracuse University), Shane D Sanders (Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-60 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00027642241237929 |
| OpenAlex | W4393262922 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
In this note, we consider a form of competition in which two contestants face separate sequences of independent trials. The contestant with the longer sequence of successful trials wins. However, since the trials are independent, there may be a form of paradox whereby the loser is able to pass all of the trials in the winner's sequence, whereas the winner could not have overcome two or more trials in the loser's sequence. We refer to this as the spelling bee paradox and explore its likelihood in simple settings. JEL Classification Codes: C46, D74, Z29
Biology · Honey Bees · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Natural language processing · Spelling · Communication · Computer Science · Ecology · Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior · Insect and Pesticide Research · Plant and animal studies · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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