A Pure Judgment Strategy for Collecting and Combining Predictive Information

question 9

Multiple Choice

A pure judgment strategy for collecting and combining predictive information is:

• A)one in which judgmental predictor data are collected, but they are combined mechanically for selection decision making.
• B)one in which predictor data are collected mechanically, but combined judgmentally for selection decision making.
• C)one in which predictor data are both collected mechanically and combined mechanically for selection decision making.
• D)one in which judgmental predictor data are collected and combined subjectively for selection decision making.

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Definitions:

Capitalism

An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, investments determined by private decision, and prices, production, and the distribution of goods determined mainly by competition in a free market.

McWorld

A concept introduced by Benjamin Barber to describe the globalizing, homogenizing force of capitalism and consumer culture.

Benjamin Barber

A political theorist known for his work on democracy and civil society, particularly his critique of global capitalism and argument for more participatory forms of democracy.

Anthony Giddens

A British sociologist known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies.