Under Which Circumstances Is It Better to Use Heuristics to Solve

question 124

Multiple Choice

Under which circumstances is it better to use heuristics to solve a problem than to rely on an algorithm?

• A) when there are too many possible hypotheses to test them all
• B) when it is necessary to get an answer that is precisely accurate
• C) when it is possible to calculate the correct answer quickly and simply
• D) when the question has to do with physics or chemistry

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Definitions:

Intellectual Disability

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Representative Sample

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