Reaching the Incorrect Conclusion That One Event Causes Another Because

question 95

Multiple Choice

Reaching the incorrect conclusion that one event causes another because the events tend to occur together is called:

• A) the scientific method.
• B) the economic way of thinking.
• C) making choices at the margin.
• D) the fallacy of false cause.

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Definitions:

Loaded Die

Refers to a die that has been tampered with to make certain outcomes more probable than others.

Null Hypothesis

An initial statement that there is no effect or no difference and that any observed variation is due to chance, used as a starting point for statistical testing.

Workplace Accidents

Workplace accidents are unexpected and unplanned occurrences in a work environment that result in injury, illness, or damage.

Level Of Significance

A predefined cutoff value that determines the critical threshold at which the null hypothesis is rejected in statistical analysis.