View Full Version : I need someone's help... HALLOWEEN
PBodyGT87
10-10-2005, 05:46 PM
I have a sociology experiment to do, my hypothesis is that:
If I have a "better" more extravagant costume than someone else, I will get more pieces of candy than them while trick or treating the same route of houses.
This hypthesis is NOT to allow age or gender factors. Yes I know I am far too old for trick or treating, but this is easy.
I need to go to 30 houses. And I need someone else to go ahead of me by about one house or two, with a sucky costume. hahahaa. Or two of you can go wth sucky costumes, and I'll find someone else with an awesome costume to come with me. The sucky costume group must have the same number of participants as the cool costume group. The same route, the same houses, but one of the two groups must go ahead of the other group on the same route, by about a house or two, so that the rations will most likely be biased in such a way.
(within groups, hander outers of candy tend to ration the amounts evenly among each person so as to be "fair", this is why we cannot combine the bad costume with the good in one group, they must Trick or Treat on their own terms. )
And yes, I am perfectly serious. This research is for a midterm.
Please, help a Lizzy out. It will be fun.
ANY VOLUNTEERS????????
JPiZZiJP
10-10-2005, 05:48 PM
I have a sociology experiment to do, my hypothesis is that:
If I have a "better" more extravagant costume than someone else, I will get more pieces of candy than them while trick or treating the same route of houses.
This hypthesis is NOT to allow age or gender factors. Yes I know I am far too old for trick or treating, but this is easy.
I need to go to 30 houses. And I need someone else to go ahead of me by about one house or two, with a sucky costume. hahahaa. Or two of you can go wth sucky costumes, and I'll find someone else with an awesome costume to come with me. The sucky costume group must have the same number of participants as the cool costume group. The same route, the same houses, but one of the two groups must go ahead of the other group on the same route, by about a house or two, so that the rations will most likely be biased in such a way.
(within groups, hander outers of candy tend to ration the amounts evenly among each person so as to be "fair", this is why we cannot combine the bad costume with the good in one group, they must Trick or Treat on their own terms. )
And yes, I am perfectly serious. This research is for a midterm.
Please, help a Lizzy out. It will be fun.
ANY VOLUNTEERS????????
Wow, I think this is a great experiment!! You are one smart cookie, Liz :)
If I am around on Halloween (depends on if I go out to Penn State that weekend or not) I will help you out with the sucky costume part. I will just go as myself or something.
~Joe
SteveR
10-10-2005, 05:49 PM
Sounds awesome, where at?
im SOOOOOOOO down!!!! gimme a call and we can work out the fine details!!!
12secondv6
10-10-2005, 05:51 PM
Sorry I can't help w/ trick or treating.
Have the sucky costume people wear garabage bags or something.
PBodyGT87
10-10-2005, 05:54 PM
Sounds awesome, where at?
Central jerz. Most likely in Ewing, where i live, which is right by trenton. If any of you have any good suggestions of other easily accessible neighborhoods, we can go to more than 30 houses, it just has to be at least 30. It might even have to be two different neighborhoods. I'll find out when i get my hypothesis approved on thursday.
ar0ck
10-10-2005, 05:55 PM
Can I wear a costume that only old people will get?
Tru2Chevy
10-10-2005, 05:55 PM
Come to my neighborhood Liz. Lots of nice old people, and way over 30 houses to get to.
- Justin
12secondv6
10-10-2005, 05:56 PM
Hell.... trick or treat at NJFBODY people's houses!!!!
We can rig it!!!! Â* 8)
SteveR
10-10-2005, 06:01 PM
Sounds awesome, where at?
Central jerz. Â*Most likely in Ewing, where i live, which is right by trenton. If any of you have any good suggestions of other easily accessible neighborhoods, we can go to more than 30 houses, it just has to be at least 30. Â*It might even have to be two different neighborhoods. I'll find out when i get my hypothesis approved on thursday.
Cool, count me in.
Have the sucky costume people wear garabage bags or something.
RHEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!!!! Thats an insult!!! :lol:
PBodyGT87
10-10-2005, 06:09 PM
alright sweet I'm glad we've got some volunteers, obviously this will be halloween night, we can work out the time to meet and everything later, and i'm sure we can get 30 houses, at least. if not, i'll make it up.
the only thing to do right now is get everyone thats in and make each group have an even number of members, and figure out who has a dumb costume, and who doesnt.
i vote one of our wears a sign that says "I'm a college student who can't afford candy and missed out on their childhood" even though that may benefit you, it doesn't matter the outcome, because at the end of my paper on this, I have to write about why it is crappy.
thanks guys, keep it coming.
Savage_Messiah
10-11-2005, 01:20 AM
Can I be an oompa loompa???? :lol:
Squirrel
10-11-2005, 02:27 AM
you can bang out 30 houses on willis without ever changing direction :P
2001orangess
10-11-2005, 02:33 AM
I have a sociology experiment to do, my hypothesis is that:
If I have a "better" more extravagant costume than someone else, I will get more pieces of candy than them while trick or treating the same route of houses.
This hypthesis is NOT to allow age or gender factors. Yes I know I am far too old for trick or treating, but this is easy.
I need to go to 30 houses. And I need someone else to go ahead of me by about one house or two, with a sucky costume. hahahaa. Or two of you can go wth sucky costumes, and I'll find someone else with an awesome costume to come with me. The sucky costume group must have the same number of participants as the cool costume group. The same route, the same houses, but one of the two groups must go ahead of the other group on the same route, by about a house or two, so that the rations will most likely be biased in such a way.
(within groups, hander outers of candy tend to ration the amounts evenly among each person so as to be "fair", this is why we cannot combine the bad costume with the good in one group, they must Trick or Treat on their own terms. )
And yes, I am perfectly serious. This research is for a midterm.
Please, help a Lizzy out. It will be fun. Â*
ANY VOLUNTEERS????????
don't you think it'll apply more to younger children. i mean the concept is basicaly the same, but i think the results maybe a little different. i can care less if an adult has a sool/sucky costume, but if a child has one, hell, i'll give him/her a crap load of candy.
but i know this is kinda hard to do, who wants to watch 30 kids on halloween night. i know i wouldn't
or maybe you can have kasey go twice :shrug:
I went trick or treating last year, I might as well go this year.
My costume last year consisted of
Generic Mask
Trench Coat
Gas Chainsaw with chain off of it.
I would randomly go around and chase people revving the chainsaw up. The parrents of the little kids were the best to chase.
And my costume of the 2 years ago was being a "civilian"
SteveR
10-11-2005, 09:42 AM
Two years ago I rented one of those giant college mascot animal costumes. I was a big beaver. I don't know how I'm gonna top that. Maybe I'll dress up like one of those toy monkeys with the cymbals and bash those ****ers all night long.
PBodyGT87
10-11-2005, 11:59 AM
don't you think it'll apply more to younger children. i mean the concept is basicaly the same, but i think the results maybe a little different. i can care less if an adult has a sool/sucky costume, but if a child has one, hell, i'll give him/her a crap load of candy.
but i know this is kinda hard to do, who wants to watch 30 kids on halloween night. i know i wouldn't
or maybe you can have kasey go twice :shrug:
You are right about that, but it doesn't matter if my results come up weird, or even if the people's houses we go to don't like old kids coming around, because it's required that when we write the paper that we talk about why our research is NOT good. The fact that we're all too old to go trick or treating, and how that may affect results, is just another factor i have to mention in the paper about why this experiment sucks. so it's all good. So i can just write in the paper that experiment may be better done with children.
BigAls87Z28
10-11-2005, 01:02 PM
Ohhhhhhhhh maaaaaaaaaan!! I wana go!!!
Good chance Ill be working all ****ing day, if not ill be at school. :(
JL8Jeff
10-11-2005, 01:51 PM
My dog usually scares off most of the kids. Except the kids that live real close by and know her. I think we only had like 10 kids last year. That left me with a couple bags of candy to eat. But since it's Monday this year, I'll be going out for football to avoid the kiddies!
ProtekYoNutz
10-12-2005, 09:49 AM
would have love to be in on that liz but...ill be at school but good luck!!!
2001orangess
10-12-2005, 09:54 AM
don't you think it'll apply more to younger children. Â*i mean the concept is basicaly the same, but i think the results maybe a little different. Â*i can care less if an adult has a sool/sucky costume, but if a child has one, hell, i'll give him/her a crap load of candy.
but i know this is kinda hard to do, who wants to watch 30 kids on halloween night. Â*i know i wouldn't
or maybe you can have kasey go twice :shrug:
You are right about that, but it doesn't matter if my results come up weird, or even if the people's houses we go to don't like old kids coming around, because it's required that when we write the paper that we talk about why our research is NOT good. The fact that we're all too old to go trick or treating, and how that may affect results, is just another factor i have to mention in the paper about why this experiment sucks. so it's all good. So i can just write in the paper that experiment may be better done with children.
writing research papers. oh how i remember the times :lol:
if you need a volunter, i try to make it :lol:
Savage_Messiah
10-12-2005, 10:41 AM
would have love to be in on that liz but...ill be at school but good luck!!!
yea well if i go all the way down there for this... then you's got no excuse
ProtekYoNutz
10-12-2005, 01:35 PM
haha i have class the next morning at 8 am !!! so driving at nite ...late at night to get back and than have to get up./....yeah nope sry
like i said up top im down liz...feel free to tell me what to wear...if anything :wink: :lol:
Savage_Messiah
10-12-2005, 09:05 PM
like i said up top im down liz...feel free to tell me what to wear...if anything :wink: Â*:lol: :roll: :barf:
like i said up top im down liz...feel free to tell me what to wear...if anything :wink: Â*:lol: :roll: Â*:barf:
:stupid:
EVERYONE wants you to keep your clothes on j0n, trust me :wink:
PBodyGT87
10-13-2005, 11:17 AM
unfortunately, my professor says the project is "not do-able" He says In theory it would work, but that its a little unethical for someone my ago to go around and trick or treat.
so i have to pick another hypothesis.
we can still do it though. hahaha. if you want.
Savage_Messiah
10-13-2005, 11:57 PM
sure as long as j0n is clothed
2001orangess
10-14-2005, 10:54 PM
unfortunately, my professor says the project is "not do-able" He says In theory it would work, but that its a little unethical for someone my ago to go around and trick or treat.
so i have to pick another hypothesis.
we can still do it though. hahaha. if you want.wait, how is this unethical. :shrug:
PBodyGT87
10-15-2005, 08:43 AM
unfortunately, my professor says the project is "not do-able" He says In theory it would work, but that its a little unethical for someone my ago to go around and trick or treat.
so i have to pick another hypothesis.
we can still do it though. hahaha. if you want.wait, how is this unethical. :shrug:
he says it's "unethical" cuz we're "too old", and that we should be leaving the holiday for those who are young enough. He's just being really jerky about it.
SteveR
10-15-2005, 09:00 AM
unfortunately, my professor says the project is "not do-able" He says In theory it would work, but that its a little unethical for someone my ago to go around and trick or treat.
so i have to pick another hypothesis.
we can still do it though. hahaha. if you want.wait, how is this unethical. Â* :shrug:
he says it's "unethical" cuz we're "too old", and that we should be leaving the holiday for those who are young enough. He's just being really jerky about it.
We should trick or treat at his house.
my friend and I went trick or treating last year. I was rocking beard (real one) and my friend had his chin strap going on, plus he was smoking cigarettes the whole time! :shock: :lol:
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