Mandisa Is Blindfolded and Asked to Identify Several Objects

question 3

Multiple Choice

Mandisa is blindfolded and asked to identify several objects.She cannot verbally identify objects placed in her left hand, which suggests that she has had _____.

• A)a dyslexic episode
• B)split-brain surgery
• C)too much to drink
• D)a neural episode

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Definitions:

Sample Variance

Sample variance is a measure of the dispersion or variability of a sample dataset, calculating how much the numbers differ from the sample mean.

Consistent

A statistical property indicating that as the size of the sample increases, the estimator converges in probability to the parameter being estimated.

Unbiased Estimators

Statistical estimators that, on average, accurately predict the value of a population parameter without systematic error.

Smallest Variance

The smallest degree of spread or dispersion of observations around the mean in a dataset, indicating less variability.