7: Optimal Experimental Design Flashcards
1
Q
What is entropy?
A
Our uncertainty in our own knowledge about the true hypothesis
2
Q
How do we reduce uncertainty?
A
By selecting questions ot reduce the most entropy at once. The best experiments do this most effectively
3
Q
What is question expected value?
A
How far on average you move towards your goal of certainty with each question
4
Q
What was Wason’s 2-4-6 task?
A
People are given the set 2-4-6 and then asked to find the rule
We test rules in line with our own hypothesis so are biased
5
Q
Who came up with the 2-4-6 task?
A
Wason
6
Q
What were the results of the 2-4-6 task?
A
We test rules in line with our own hypothesis so are biased
7
Q
What did Baron find?
A
We work by optinal experimantal design principles (Reducing entropy)
