I was a little bemused to see that my answer to [this question](https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/697501/can-i-use-the-secretary-problem-to-find-the-worst-candidate-too) was followed by another answer, which largely says the same thing, but got 25 upvotes to my 8. (Neither was accepted as *the* answer by the question poser BTW).

I realise 8 upvotes for an answer is better than a lot of answers get, but I'm just curious to see what people think about the reasons the other answer was so preferred, if only to learn how to improve my effectiveness on this site.

Apologies if the tag is inappropriate, wasn't sure about it.