pollguesses.js

function sum(arr) {
  return arr.reduce((sum, x) => sum + x);
}

function pollguesses(r) {
    var trolls = r.slice(0,3);
    var min_trolls = Math.max(...trolls);
    var max_trolls = sum(trolls);
    var max_participants = r[7];
    var min_participants = max_participants - min_trolls;
    var min_censors = Math.min(r[3],r[5]);
    var min_censors_pct = Math.round(min_censors / max_participants * 100);
    var max_censors = Math.max(r[3],r[5]);
    var max_censors_pct = Math.round(max_censors / min_participants * 100);
    var max_lawyers = r[4];
    var min_lawyers = max_lawyers - min_trolls;
    var min_lawyers_pct = Math.round(min_lawyers / max_participants * 100);
    var max_lawyers_pct = Math.round(max_lawyers / min_participants * 100);
    var min_ruminators_pct = 100 - max_lawyers_pct;
    var max_ruminators_pct = 100 - min_lawyers_pct;
    console.log(`probably ${min_trolls} but as many as ${max_trolls} respondents were confused or just want to watch the world burn`);
    console.log(`${min_participants}-${max_participants} respondents were probably serious`);
    console.log(`${min_censors_pct}%-${max_censors_pct}% of respondents want discussion/debate only for people directly involved (niceties for everyone else)`);
    console.log(`${min_lawyers_pct}%-${max_lawyers_pct}% of respondents want to put a stop to speculation`);
    console.log(`${min_ruminators_pct}%-${max_ruminators_pct}% of respondents consider speculation to be an appropriate exercise`);
}