3016 Flashcards
Frequency claim
particular rate or degree of a single variable
association claims
argues that one level of a variable is likely to be associated with a particular level of another variable
casual claims
arguing that one of the variables is responsible for changing another
3 criteria of casual claim
-covariance( as A changes B changes)
-temporal precedence(A comes before B)
-internal validity( no alternative for the change in B)
Joint probability
If A then B
Person who statistics
Someone who defies the statistical odds it is a fallacy that people use
cognitive illusions
-failure to use sample size
-relative vs absolute percentages
gamblers fallacy
people link events n the past to the events in the future that are completely independent
conditional probability
whether event A will occur is even B has occurred
bayesian view
the degree of belief that the event will occur
bayesian cognitive illusions
-failure to take base info