Use the Following Graph Which State Has the Largest Number of People Who Are

question 19

Multiple Choice

Use the following graph.
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline & \begin{array}{c}\text { Fair of Poor Health Among } \\\text { Adults with Asthma }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Fair or Poor Health Among } \\\text { Adults without Asthma }\end{array} \\\hline \text { STATE } & \% & \% \\\hline \text { U.S. Total } * & 33.1 & 15.9 \\\hline \text { AL } & 47.8 & 19.3 \\\hline \text { AK } & 25.5 & 12.3 \\\hline \text { AZ } & 34.3 & 17.1 \\\hline \text { AR } & 43.6 & 21.4 \\\hline \text { CA } & 29.1 & 17.0 \\\hline \text { CO } & 26.3 & 12.6 \\\hline \text { CT } & 28.3 & 13.2 \\\hline\end{array}$ Which state has the largest number of people who are do not have asthma and live with fair to poor health?

• A) AL
• B) AZ
• C) AR
• D) Unable to determine

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut based on easily recalled examples when judging a specific area, notion, practice, or decision-making process.

Base-Rate Information

This term relates to how often an event occurs within a general population.

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut that involves making judgments about the probability of an event under uncertainty, based on how much it resembles existing prototypes.

Algorithm

A set of rules or procedures for solving a problem in a finite number of steps, often used in computer programming.