Question 1

Which of the following statements is not true regarding personal probabilities?

Accepted Answer

A) They often take relative frequencies of similar events into account. 
B) They are based on unique situations that are not likely to be repeated. 
C) We could each assign a different personal probability to the same event. 
D) All of the above are true statements regarding personal probabilities. 
A) They often take relative frequencies of similar events into account. 
B) They are based on unique situations that are not likely to be repeated. 
C) We could each assign a different personal probability to the same event. 
D) All of the above are true statements regarding personal probabilities.

Question 2

Which of the following chances can be quantified exactly?

Accepted Answer

A) The chance that it will rain tomorrow. 
B) The chance that you will live to be 100. 
C) The chance of getting four of a kind in a poker hand. 
D) All of the above. 
A) The chance that it will rain tomorrow. 
B) The chance that you will live to be 100. 
C) The chance of getting four of a kind in a poker hand. 
D) All of the above.

Which of the following statements is not true regarding personal probabilities?

Which of the following chances can be quantified exactly?

The Benefits and Risks of Using Statistics

Reading the News

Measurements, Mistakes, and Misunderstandings

How to Get a Good Sample

Experiments and Observational Studies

Getting the Big Picture

Summarizing and Displaying Measurement Data

Bell-Shaped Curves and Other Shapes

Plots, Graphs, and Pictures

Relationships Between Measurement Variables

Relationships Can Be Deceiving

Relationships Between Categorical Variables

Statistical Significance for 2 2 Tables

Understanding Uncertainty Through Simulation

Psychological Influences on Personal Probability

When Intuition Differs From Relative Frequency

Understanding the Economic News

The Diversity of Samples From the Same Population

Estimating Proportions With Confidence

The Role of Confidence Intervals in Research

Rejecting Chancetesting Hypotheses in Research

Hypothesis Testingexamples and Case Studies

Significance, Importance, and Undetected Differences

Meta-Analysis: Resolving Inconsistencies Across Studies

Ethics in Statistical Studies

Putting What You Have Learned to the Test

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Exam 14: Understanding Probability and Long-Term Expectations

Which of the following statements is not true regarding personal probabilities?

Which of the following chances can be quantified exactly?

The Benefits and Risks of Using Statistics

Reading the News

Measurements, Mistakes, and Misunderstandings

How to Get a Good Sample

Experiments and Observational Studies

Getting the Big Picture

Summarizing and Displaying Measurement Data

Bell-Shaped Curves and Other Shapes

Plots, Graphs, and Pictures

Relationships Between Measurement Variables

Relationships Can Be Deceiving

Relationships Between Categorical Variables

Statistical Significance for 2 2 Tables

Understanding Uncertainty Through Simulation

Psychological Influences on Personal Probability

When Intuition Differs From Relative Frequency

Understanding the Economic News

The Diversity of Samples From the Same Population

Estimating Proportions With Confidence

The Role of Confidence Intervals in Research

Rejecting Chancetesting Hypotheses in Research

Hypothesis Testingexamples and Case Studies

Significance, Importance, and Undetected Differences

Meta-Analysis: Resolving Inconsistencies Across Studies

Ethics in Statistical Studies

Putting What You Have Learned to the Test

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