Question

Training in statistics :

(A) can help us make use of quick, efficient heuristics rather than slower, more effortful thinking.
(B) improves participants’ abilities to make judgments so that judgment errors will be less likely.
(C) improves participants’ abilities to make judgments but only when they are trained in an abstract way.
(D) provides many benefits but seems not to teach students how to make more accurate judgments.

Answer 1

Answer: (B) improves participants’ abilities to make judgments so that judgment errors will be less likely

Explanation:

Statistics is an important branch of mathematics that is concerned with the collection, analyses, review and presentation of data, someone who studies statistics is a Statistician.

Statistical studies can be applicable in many scientific and research based field.

Tools used in statistics are known as statistical measures which includes mean, variance, variance analysis, skewness, kurtosis, and regression analysis.

Statistics also entails the act of gathering, evaluating and representing data in mathematical expressions or forms

Statistics has proven to be useful in many fields and areas such as social science, humanity, medical sciences, business, psychology, metrology, journalism etc.

Generally, statistics helps in making right and sounds judgment in every aspect of life.