Self‐truncated sampling produces more moderate covariation judgment and related decision than descriptive frequency information: The role of regressive frequency estimation

• Published in: PsyCh journal Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 201 - 215
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xuhui, Dai, Junyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.04.2024; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: contingency table; covariation judgment; decision; Original; regressive frequency estimation; self‐truncated sampling; decision; contingency table; covariation judgment; regressive frequency estimation; self-truncated sampling

Covariation judgment underlies a diversity of psychological theories and influences various everyday decisions. Information about covariation can be learned from either a summary description of frequencies (i.e., contingency tables) or trial‐by‐trial experience (i.e., sampling individual instances)....