A Major Problem with Using the Analogy Approach to Problem

question 34

Multiple Choice

A major problem with using the analogy approach to problem solving is that

• A) people pay too little attention to structural features.
• B) people pay too little attention to surface features.
• C) people select an inappropriate matrix to represent their understanding of the problem.
• D) people perform an exhaustive search, which is a time-consuming approach to problem solving.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A metric that gauges the extent to which a collection of numbers is spread or varies.

Variance

A measure of how spread out a set of data is, specifically, the average of the squared differences from the mean.

Compute

To calculate or process information by performing mathematical operations, often using a computer.

Unbiased Estimates

Statistical estimates that are expected to be equal to the true value of the parameter being measured, not systematically over or underestimating the true value.