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Cosmides, Leda; Tooby, John – Cognition, 1996
Eight experiments examined whether certain human problem-solving mechanisms should be expected to represent probability information in terms of frequency. Findings are consistent with literature indicating that frequentist representations eliminate various cognitive biases, including overconfidence, the conjunction fallacy, and base rate neglect.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Heuristics, Induction
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Prodromou, Theodosia; Pratt, Dave – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2006
Our primary goal is to design a micro world which aspires to research thinking-in-change about distribution. Our premise, in line with a constructivist approach and our prior research, is that thinking about distribution must develop from causal meanings already established. This study reports on a design research study of how students appear to…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Computer Software