If He Feels the Chances of Declining, Stable, and Growing

question 74

Multiple Choice

If he feels the chances of declining, stable, and growing population trends are 40%, 50%, and 10%, respectively, what is his expected value of perfect information?

• A)$187,000
• B)$132,000
• C)$123,000
• D)$65,000
• E)$55,000

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Definitions:

MLU

Mean Length of Utterance, a measure used in the study of child language acquisition indicating the average length of a child's spoken statements.

Overextension

In language acquisition, the use by children of a word in a broader context than is appropriate, indicating the developmental process of understanding linguistic categories.

Overextension

The application of a specific word to a broader range of objects or situations than is appropriate, common in early language acquisition.

Expressive Vocabulary

The set of words a person can use in speaking or writing, reflecting their active language ability.