Results for Questions about Future IOI Competitions

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# Respondents = 52 (raw data)
Answer 0 = no answer given
In red: maximum answer count for question
In yellow: not max, but twice answer count exceeds max

#Questions \ Answers01234567Histogram (5%/digit)
1Tasks are algorithmic in nature 2= 4%28= 54%17= 33%5= 10% 01111_11111_11222_22233
2Tasks focus on problem solving 1= 2%42= 81%9= 17% 0 11111_11111_11111_11222
3Tasks have elementary solutions 7= 13%21= 40%7= 13%17= 33% 00011_11111_12233_33333
4Tasks concern informatics 7= 13%28= 54%8= 15%9= 17% 00011_11111_11122_22333
5Complex numbers 2= 4%28= 54%10= 19%6= 12%4= 8%2= 4% 01111_11111_11222_33345
6Max-flow network algorithms 014= 27%6= 12%11= 21%5= 10%16= 31% 11111_22233_33445_55555
7NP-complete problems 07= 13%9= 17%18= 35%9= 17%9= 17% 11122_23333_33344_44555
8Approximation algorithms 1= 2%4= 8%12= 23%18= 35%9= 17%8= 15% 11222_22333_33344_44555
9Heuristic algorithms only 1= 2%16= 31%11= 21%12= 23%8= 15%4= 8% 11111_11222_23333_44455
10Numerical computations 017= 33%8= 15%10= 19%9= 17%8= 15% 11111_11222_33344_44555
11Parallel computations 022= 42%9= 17%14= 27%5= 10%2= 4% 11111_11122_22333_33445
12Database operations 029= 56%10= 19%8= 15%5= 10% 0 11111_11111_12222_33344
13Graphics operations 1= 2%24= 46%11= 21%8= 15%6= 12%2= 4% 11111_11111_22223_33445
14User-interface aspects 1= 2%34= 65%6= 12%6= 12%3= 6%2= 4% 11111_11111_11122_23345
15Event-driven aspects 2= 4%19= 37%9= 17%13= 25%5= 10%4= 8% 01111_11122_22333_33455
16Contestants should not worry about
traps in numerical computations
8= 15%35= 67%9= 17% 00011_11111_11111_11222
17Tasks solved by more than 40% of the contestants 3= 6% 016= 31%18= 35%10= 19%4= 8% 01= 2%02222_22333_33334_44455
18Tasks solved by 10% to 40% of the contestants 4= 8%1= 2%2= 4%13= 25%18= 35%13= 25%1= 2% 000233_33344_44444_55555
19Tasks solved by less than 10% of the contestants 5= 10%2= 4%5= 10%15= 29%5= 10%3= 6%7= 13%10= 19%00122_33333_44566_67777
20Scoring details and transparency of constraints 4= 8%42= 81%6= 12% 00111_11111_11111_11122
21Relative scoring when organizers have no solution in advance 1= 2%33= 63%18= 35% 11111_11111_11122_22222
22Relative scoring when contestants have no stopping criterion 5= 10%25= 48%22= 42% 00111_11111_11222_22222
23Further comments 35= 67%17= 33% 00000_00000_00011_11111
0Total 90= 8%488= 41%220= 18%201= 17%101= 8%77= 6%8= 1%11= 1%00111_11111_22233_33455

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