On Sun, 5 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello everyone:
>
> I am going to respectfully disagree with the conclusion that "It can't hurt
> to guess, even if you are clueless." Are you applying this to the psychology
> GRE, where it might be safe to assume that anyone taking the test has some
> college-level course work in psychology? Or are you applying the conclusion
> across all five choice Multiple Choice items?
>
Sorry. I was only referring to the paper-and-pencil version of
the Psychology test. But my conclusion was based purely on
statistical considerations. Whether someone has any particular
background has no bearing on the the conclusion: statistically
(with a correction of 1/4 mark off for wrong answers nd 5
choices), it doesn't hurt to guess.
You can't argue with logic. (Yes, you can, but only if my logic
is faulty. If it is, I'm sure someone will tell me).
-Stephen
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