Which is an example of base rate fallacy?
D. Mary knows one person from Meridian high Who is boring, so she thinks everyone from that school is boring.
Answer:
She is blind because of her past experiences as a trapeze artist.
Explanation:
The correct answer is: "Median is not affected by extreme values".
The median is the value located in the middle position of the sample, at the same distance for the upper and lower values. For instance, in this dataset {1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13}, the median is 8, in the fourth possition from the left and from the right.
It is usually compared with the mean. The main difference is that the mean is affected by outliers but the median is not. In the example used above, if substituting the value 13 for 100, the median would still be 8, as it would continue being in the fourth position from both sides.
On the other hand, the mean in the original dataset is 7.57, while after the modification it increases to 20.
Answer:
History interests me. I decided to read the Declaration of Independence.
Explanation:
Sentence variety refers to the reduction of repetition in a text. What's also important is that it adds emphasis to important points in the text.
The first two options are somewhat repetitive as they begin with the same subject - <em>I</em>. The second option is additionally incorrect because there's a change in meaning compared to the original sentences.
The last two options are better because the reduction of repetition is present. Instead of<em> I</em>, the subject in the first sentence is <em>history</em>. The fourth option is not the best because the second sentence is redundant. That leaves us with the third option as the best one.
