Statistics for Category Elimination - U.S. State Capitals

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Group	#	Category	✓	% Correct
Green	28	Capitals that have a point east of the Mississippi River	✓	98%
Green	14	... that contain “S”	✓	95%
Orange	42	Capitals that start with a consonant	✓	92%
Blue	31	Capitals with more than 100,000 people	✓	89%
Orange	25	... whose state is landlocked	✓	88%
Blue	20	... that are not in the Eastern Time Zone	✓	87%
Green	5	... whose state borders Missouri or Kentucky	✓	84%
Purple	38	Capitals that are at least 7 letters long	✓	81%
Purple	29	... that are a single word	✓	80%
Orange	10	... that end in a vowel (including Y)	✓	74%
Blue	7	... that are at least 600 mi (966 km) from the ocean	✓	71%
Purple	10	... that are the biggest city in their state	✓	62%
Green	1	... with an average elevation of over 900 ft (274m)	Columbus	37%
Blue	1	... whose state starts with “M”	Saint Paul	36%
Orange	1	... with more than 250,000 people	Nashville	23%
Purple	1	... that is located between 110°W and 95°W	Cheyenne	11%