To Avoid Disasters Caused by the _____, It May Take

question 129

Multiple Choice

To avoid disasters caused by the _____, it may take a conscious effort by large numbers of people to construct the "big picture" and reverse lethal but easily overlooked patterns.

• A)the "boiled frog" syndrome
• B)inattentional blindness
• C)top-down processing
• D)bottom-up processing

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Definitions:

Value of K

In statistical significance testing, it often represents a critical value that delineates the threshold of rejecting or failing to reject a null hypothesis.

Time-series Models

Statistical models that analyze data points collected or indexed in time order to forecast future values.

Historical Data

Data collected about past events and conditions pertaining to a particular subject.

Near Future

A short period of time immediately ahead in which events are expected to occur.