In celebration of Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, ASA members Sarah Pagni, Shruti Jain, and Matthew Finkelman put together a contest called Predict 5, in which contestants predicted answers to five questions about different topics and events taking place in April. And the winners are …
High School Category
Prattay Bhattacharya
Anders Peng (honorable mention)
Undergraduate Category
Joshua Castro
Gabriel Forthofer (honorable mention)
Graduate Category
Vincent Onyame
Jonathan Im (honorable mention)
Prediction 1: In Major League Baseball, how many games will the New York Mets win during the month of April 2024?
Answer: 15
Prattay Bhattacharya’s Prediction: 13
Joshua Castro’s Prediction: 12
Vincent Onyame’s Prediction: 15
Prediction 2: How many songs by Taylor Swift will appear on the last Top 40 list (chronologically) to be published on American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest?
Answer: 2
Prattay Bhattacharya’s Prediction: 4
Joshua Castro’s Prediction: 2
Vincent Onyame’s Prediction: 1
Prediction 3: What will the “current national average gas price” (in US dollars and cents) be for regular gas in the United States on April 30, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET, according to AAA Gas Prices?
Answer: $3.657
Prattay Bhattacharya’s Prediction: $3.798
Joshua Castro’s Prediction: $3.60
Vincent Onyame’s Prediction: $3.412
Prediction 4: What will the high temperature be (in degrees Fahrenheit) in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 30, 2024, according to AccuWeather?
Answer: 54
Prattay Bhattacharya’s Prediction: 62
Joshua Castro’s Prediction: 54
Vincent Onyame’s Prediction: 62
Prediction 5: What will the closing stock price (in US dollars and cents) of Intel Corporation be at the end of the day on April 30, 2024, according to Yahoo Finance?
Answer: $30.47
Prattay Bhattacharya’s Prediction: $37.87
Joshua Castro’s Prediction: $43.43
Vincent Onyame’s Prediction: $34.524
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