Gamblers Often Throw Dice Gently for Low Numbers and Hard

question 134

Multiple Choice

Gamblers often throw dice gently for low numbers and hard for high numbers.This most directly illustrates

• A) an illusion of control.
• B) a scatterplot.
• C) random assignment.
• D) regression toward the mean.

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