What Problem-Solving Strategies Are Essentially Mental Shortcuts

question 8

Multiple Choice

What problem-solving strategies are essentially mental shortcuts?

• A)Heuristics
• B)Algorithms
• C)Mnemonic devices
• D)Cognitive shortcuts

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Definitions:

Population Proportion

The fraction of the population that possesses a particular attribute, characteristic, or trait.

Standard Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that has a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, used in statistical analysis to represent standardized values of a dataset.

Confidence Interval

A span of numerical values, calculated from sample data, speculated to potentially contain the value of an unknown population parameter.

Population Proportion

The portion of a population that possesses a certain property or characteristic.