NOVA | scienceNOW | Wisdom of the Crowds

Ask enough people to estimate something, and the average of their guesses will get you surprisingly close to the right answer.

Think you can estimate better than the masses? Find out here.

Try this simple test of the wisdom-of-the-crowds concept yourself.

Statistician Ed George from the Wharton School answers your questions on averages, means, medians, and much more.

Find out how averaging guesses helped locate a lost sub.

Wisdom of the Crowds