Political Math a Recent Study by Yale Professors Found That

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Political math A recent study by Yale professors found that people's ability to do mathematics computations got worse when the result went against the person's political ideology. This was based on a randomized experiment in which people were given the same basic computation, but some were given the question in a politically neutral context and others were given the same computation in a context in which the correct answer went against their political ideology. The difference between the proportion of people who got the question wrong in a 'neutral' context and those who got the question wrong in a
'political' context was reported to be "statistically significant."
a. Briefly explain what "statistically significant" means in this context.
b. Would it be appropriate for the news media to report that the political context caused the
poor computational results? Explain.

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Definitions:

Scientific Management

A theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows, aiming to improve economic efficiency, especially labor productivity, by scientific means.

Labor Efficiency

A measure of produced output by a labor unit or units in a defined time period, indicating productivity.

Psychological Growth

Refers to the development and maturation of an individual's mind, character, and ability to cope with and understand their emotions and the emotions of others.

Need Hierarchy

A theory of motivation proposed by Abraham Maslow, suggesting that people are motivated by a hierarchy of needs starting from basic physical requirements up to higher needs like self-actualization.