Public goods game: Number of participants

Revati Garde

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Dec 8, 2021, 7:38:22 AM12/8/21

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Hello,

I have just started using classEx and I had a question in the Standard public goods game. I see that it is designed to have participants so that they can split into groups of 4.

I was wondering what happens if one cannot split all participants into groups of 4 and some students are left out. We ran this experiment in the classroom and we used test participants as a result and it worked, but I was wondering if there was a better way to deal with this in the future.

Thanks!

Kind regards,

Revati

m.gia...@berlin.bard.edu

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Dec 8, 2021, 10:05:03 AM12/8/21

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Dear Revati,

the standard setting is that missing players are replaced with computerized Nash players (giving 0) if they cannot split into groups of 4 or if participants drop out through the experiment.

By using test players you can also play other strategies. Or you copy the game and program the computerized players differently. But I guess Nash players is the easiest benchmark to take.

Best, Marcus

Revati Garde

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Dec 8, 2021, 10:09:08 AM12/8/21

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Dear Marcus,

Thanks for the clarification! I understand it now.

Best,

Revati

Suresh Govindapuram

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