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FA25_QTM_110_1 Quiz #10: Bayesian Thinking and Logic

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What common inferential error discussed in class best describes the following passage: Analysts trying to explain why some developing countries have grown so much more rapidly than others regularly select a few successful new industrializing countries (NICs) for study, most often Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Brazil, and Mexico. In all these countries, during the periods of most rapid growth, governments exerted extensive controls over labor and prevented most expressions of worker discontent. Having noted this similarity, analysts argue that the repression, cooptation, discipline, or quiescence of labor contributes to high growth.

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Question restatement: The passage describes analysts selecting a subset of developing countries that had rapid growth (Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Brazil, and Mexico) and then inferring that government repression of labor contributed to that growth. The task is to identify the common inferential error this illustrates. Option analysis: - Selecting on the DV: This option identifies a bias where researchers condition their analysis on cases that exhibit the dependent variable (in this context, rapid......Login to view full explanation

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