An Observation Classified as Part of a Group with a Characteristic

question 18

Multiple Choice

An observation classified as part of a group with a characteristic when it actually does not have the characteristic is termed as a(n)

• A)false negative.
• B)false positive.
• C)residual.
• D)outlier.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Additive Strategy

A decision-making process in which alternatives are evaluated by summing up their attributes, giving more weighted attributes higher importance.

Elimination

The process of removing or getting rid of something, often used in biological contexts to refer to the expulsion of waste from the body.

Elimination By Aspects

A decision-making process where options are eliminated based on specific criteria until one option remains.