You Are Asked to Rate How Likely It Is That

question 44

Multiple Choice

You are asked to rate how likely it is that a student, Steve, will pass an upcoming exam. You are told that, in the past, the "pass" rate for this exam is 30%. Which of the following statements about your rating is MOST LIKELY to be true? You will:

• A) use base rates in your decision.
• B) ignore the base-rate information.
• C) imply a cause-and-effect relationship between the pass rate and the student being judged.
• D) say the chance of the student passing is 0.8.

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Definitions:

Numbered Features

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