March 2009, Vol. 102, Issue 7
Rare and Exotic Probability Bugs
James Kennis
Examining some of the various judgmental errors and rationales that high school students make when attempting to solve basic probability exercises. Many of these errors allow the students to arrive a correct answer and, thus, need to be examined more closely.
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