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There are 8 players. Each player chooses one of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10. The player or players whose number(s) is (are) closest to twice of the average of all numbers chosen wins. The payoff of each player is 1 if she wins (regardless of whether or not there are other winners), and 0 if she loses.What is true in this guessing game? None of the other alternatives is true. For each player, choosing the number 2 is the only strategy that survives iterated elimination of strongly dominated strategies. For each player, choosing the number 10 is the strongly dominant strategy. No player has a strongly dominant strategy. For each player, choosing the number 10 is the only strategy that survives iterated elimination of strongly dominated strategies. Every player has a strongly dominated strategy.

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There are 8 players. Each player chooses one of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10. The player or players whose number(s) is (are) closest to twice of the average of all numbers chosen wins. The payoff of each player is 1 if she wins (regardless of whether or not there are other winners), and 0 if she loses.What is true in this guessing game? None of the other alternatives is true. For each player, choosing the number 2 is the only strategy that survives iterated elimination of strongly dominated strategies. For each player, choosing the number 10 is the strongly dominant strategy. No player has a strongly dominant strategy. For each player, choosing the number 10 is the only strategy that survives iterated elimination of strongly dominated strategies. Every player has a strongly dominated strategy.

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The correct answer is: No player has a strongly dominant strategy.

Here's why:

A strongly dominant strategy is one that provides a higher payoff no matter what the other players do. In this game, the payoff depends on the choices of all players, not just one's own choice. Therefore, no single strategy (i.e., choosing a particular number) can guarantee a higher payoff regardless of the other players' choices.

For example, if a player chooses 10, but all other players choose 2, the average would be less than 5, and twice the average would be less than 10. Therefore, the player who chose 10 would not win. Similarly, if a player chooses 2, but all other players choose 10, the average would be more than 5, and twice the average would be more than 10. Therefore, the player who chose 2 would not win.

So, no single strategy is strongly dominant in this game.

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