A Guest on a Talk Show Displayed Her Collection of Potato

question 229

Multiple Choice

A guest on a talk show displayed her collection of potato chips that resembled famous celebrities or historical figures. One example was a potato chip that was said to resemble Abraham Lincoln. This guest provided an example of

• A) the bandwagon fallacy
• B) the confirmation bias.
• C) belief perseverance.
• D) patternicity.

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Definitions:

Sample Proportion

The ratio or fraction of sample observations that belong to a certain category or that exhibit a particular attribute or characteristic.

Centerline

In statistical process control, the central value around which data points fluctuate, often representing the process average.

Lower Control Limit

The lower control limit is the lower threshold on a control chart in statistical process control, beneath which the process variability is considered to be in a state of control.

P Chart

A type of control chart used to monitor the proportion of nonconforming units in a manufacturing or business process.