Chapter 14 - Base Rate Base rate is the mean number of times an event occurs divided by the mean number of times it might occur. Representativeness is a bias when people wholly and exclusively rely on pre-conceived notions. Empirical evidence suggests that people formulate their judgments by relying on representativeness and neglect the base rate. This results in sub-optimal judgments and guesses. Given a plausible base rate‚ the anchoring of judgment of the probability of an outcome whilst putting
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." This quotation by Margaret Mead is no less than a mantra for the activists‚ who‚ in spite of continuous disappointment‚ continue working towards their cause. At the same time‚ there is another group of people who are equally concerned about the current situations however believe too strongly in the belief that one person can not‚ and never has‚ made a difference. Similar
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Lab Report: Acid and Base Indicator Lab The title of my lab report is “Acid and Base Indicator Lab” this lab is testing what household solutions area bases depending on what color they changed. You have to use the pH balance scale to determine Acid‚ Base‚ and Neutral. On this lab we used 7 different solutions to determine if it’s either base‚ acid‚ and neutral. These are ammonia‚ vinegar; drain cleaner‚ soft drink‚ baking soda‚ detergent‚ and lemon juice are the solutions that are going to be
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Acids & Bases: Reactions‚ Standardizations‚ & Titrations Experiments 21 & 22 Experimental Overview: The procedure for this experiment was carried out as instructed in the laboratory manual‚ Experiments in General Chemistry‚ 4th ed.‚ S.L. Murov‚ Experiment 21‚ Acids and Bases: Reactions and Standardizations‚ and Experiment 22‚ Acids and Bases: Analysis. There were modifications made by the instructor to dilute the 6M NaOH to 0.1M in 300mls
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When was care value base introduced? The care value base was introduced by the care sector consortium in 1992 from the national vocational qualification to support well known set of principles and values for care workers. Why was introduced? It was introduced so that people can receive their rights towards their care service and that they receive from their workers‚ and that there are fairness between every races and religions. Anti discriminatory practice The anti discriminatory practice
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Derived Classes and Base Classes Mario Padilla IT/218 September 2‚ 2011 University of Phoenix/Axia College Derived Classes and Base Classes Considering that the ostrich is a flightless bird‚ it is reasonable to derive a class CHawk from CBird‚ but not a COstrich. This is mainly because the function fly () sets an altitude of 100 and‚ as everyone knows‚ the ostrich cannot fly. If we had to derive COstrich from CBird probably need to provide a function fly () to return 0‚ and this could
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How can you implement tradition while remaining original? Many authors have been stuck inside this metaphorical box‚ and often do not know how they will escape. “Survival” by Margaret Atwood describes what seems to be the traditions of Canadian literature. When it comes to showing said traditions‚ “The Painted Door” and “Travel Piece” shows the traits “Survival” describes‚ but they manage to execute them in their own unique way. Both pieces of literature use negative events to advance their stories
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both saw the need for unity‚ but their speeches had both similarities and differences. Their style of writing‚ want for interconnection‚ and why they wanted the country to come together are some of the main points of the speeches. Patrick Henry and Margaret Smith had a comparable style or approach to their speeches. Henry states in his speech “Mr. President: No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism.” He is showing that he is an advocate for freedom‚ yet still being respectful as he addresses
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In Margaret Atwood’s poem You Begin‚ we are given the sense that she is trying to explain something to us. She describes to us seemingly random objects and how they are perceived as if trying to get across an important point. This is accomplished with a lot of repetition‚ within her poem she repetitively uses the phrase “this is” and then later “this is your hand.” By doing this it leaves the impression that she wanted us to look closely at the words she was saying and determine the significance
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856m (22‚494ft) is one of the most stunning peaks in the Himalaya and one of the most impressive mountains in the world. It is located the heart of Everest’s Khumbu region‚ it lies directly above Tengboche Monastery on the well-worn path to Everest Base Camp and is admired by thousands of trekkers and climbers every year. This expedition offers a superb‚ technical climbing experience in a magnificent setting‚ with numerous cultural and scenic diversions. Like the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps‚ Ama
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