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Re:Poll: How old are you? by gpmedia on Sunday March 15, 2009 @02:48PM (#517080)
Excellent point. The alternatives given should 15, 16-20, 21-25 etc.

Given this you should pick 20-25 (21-25) if you're 25.

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Re:Poll: How old are you? by screwperman on Sunday March 15, 2009 @03:12PM (#517118)
Most programmers have the habit of using asymmetric bounds i.e. lower bound included, upper bound excluded.
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Re:Poll: How old are you? by Hexstream on Sunday March 15, 2009 @05:32PM (#517274)
Yes.

http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/transcriptions/EWD08xx/EW...

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