You Are Interviewing the Mayor of Your City for a Report

question 25

Multiple Choice

You are interviewing the mayor of your city for a report on the prospects for high-tech manufacturing there. Which of the following questions will be most effective in an interview?

• A) Are tax incentives helping to retain expanding companies?
• B) How well are tax incentives helping to retain expanding companies?
• C) How long have you been the mayor?
• D) Do companies complain about the tax system here?

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Definitions:

Prior Probabilities

Represent the probabilities of different outcomes before any evidence is considered, often used in Bayesian statistics.

Bayes' Law

A statistical theorem that describes the probability of an event, based on prior knowledge of conditions related to the event.

Posterior Probability

The probability of an event or hypothesis being true after taking into consideration new evidence or information.

Prior Probability

The probability of an event or hypothesis before new evidence is taken into account.