Imagine an experiment in which participants were told of a previously unknown tribe living on a Pacific island. Only one member

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Imagine an experiment in which participants were told of a previously unknown tribe living on a Pacific island. Only one member

of this tribe had been observed so far, and he was found to be obese. When asked how likely it was that all members of the tribe were obese, participants were unwilling to extrapolate from this single observation. This shows that participants

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mixer [17] · Answer 1 · 2023-01-22T05:31:31+03:00

Because the participants were unwilling to extrapolate from this single observation, then, its shows that participants are sometimes sensitive to the sample size and can take this into account when making a judgment.

Usually, an accurate conclusion is drawn from a population using a reasonable size of sample (i.e. more than 10).

In this case, the fact that only one human is observed and used to drawn a half-concluded fact, then, further sample size need to be observed from the island.

In conclusion, it shows that participants are sometimes sensitive to the sample size and can take this into account when making a judgment.