When Presented with New Information, Which of the Following Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

When presented with new information, which of the following is least likely:

• A) given time will contemplate the new learning
• B) incorporate the new learning into his/her present thinking
• C) change their existing thinking to accommodate the new learning
• D) reject it out of hand

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Definitions:

Outliers

Observations in data that are significantly different from the majority of the data points, potentially indicating a measurement error or a novel finding.

Central Tendency

A numerical value that summarizes an entire data distribution by identifying a central point, like the average, midpoint, or most frequent value.

Skewed Distributions

This refers to probability distributions where the values are not symmetrically distributed around the mean, often leading to a longer tail on one side of the distribution.

Three Decimal Places

Refers to the precision of a number formatted or rounded to include three digits to the right of the decimal point.