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Your friend is telling you about a new acquaintance they recently met at the library. Sharon is 28 years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy with a minor in gender studies. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, very outspoken with her blog posts, and also participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations. Being a statistician, your friend wants to test your ability to determine biases. They ask you: Which is more probable

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Answer:

Sharon is a magazine columnist.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the context, it is given that my friend met a new acquaintance in the library. her name was Sharon and is very outspoken and very bright. She majors in philosophy and she is deeply moved by the social injustice and the discrimination issues. She demonstrates her concerns on her blog post and also takes turn in participating in the anti-nuclear rallies and demonstrations.

So determining biases, it is more probable for Sharon to be magazine columnist.

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