A Baseball Manager Who Clings to Old Strategies That Are

question 80

Multiple Choice

A baseball manager who clings to old strategies that are ineffective,a lawyer who selects juries according to false stereotypes,and a political leader who does not withdraw support for a failing program are all exhibiting

• A)belief perseverance.
• B)confirmatory hypothesis testing.
• C)the fundamental attribution error.
• D)need for closure.

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Definitions:

Analysis of Variance

A statistical method used to compare the means of three or more samples to determine if at least one sample mean is significantly different from the others.

Null Hypothesis

A default assumption that there is no significant difference or effect, to be tested against an alternative hypothesis in statistical testing.

Mean Yields

The average outcomes produced or returns obtained from different experiments or investments.

Test Statistic

A measure calculated from sample data to make inferences about a population parameter.