What Bias Occurs When Analysts Assume the Subjects They Are

question 10

Multiple Choice

What bias occurs when analysts assume the subjects they are studying pursue coherent, rational, goal-maximizing policies?

• A) Failure to Recognize Questionable Assumptions
• B) Fallacy of Centralized Direction
• C) Fallacy of Big Results/Big Cause
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Estimation

The process of finding an approximate value of some parameter—such as a mean, variance, or proportion—from a sample data set.

Population Parameters

Numeric characteristics or measures that describe an aspect of a population.

Sample Statistics

Statistics calculated from a subset of the population data, used to estimate population parameters.

Margin of Error

An expression of the amount of random sampling error in survey results.