Essays about: "law of small numbers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words law of small numbers.

  1. 1. The Law of Small Numbers in Skewed Hiring Distributions: Consequences for Perceived Ethnicity Discrimination

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

    Author : Oscar Bauer; Castiau Lucie; [2023]
    Keywords : Law of small numbers; perceived ethnic discrimination; prototypical discrimination; observing discrimination; subjective probability.;

    Abstract : The law of small numbers bias is a representativeness heuristic that often leads individuals to draw extensive conclusions from small samples while underestimating the generalizability in larger ones. This study investigated whether individuals overestimate perceived discrimination in small employment samples and underestimate it in large ones. READ MORE

  3. 2. He's on Fire? Strategic Decisions and Allocation Adjustments Under the Hot Hand Fallacy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : William Möllestam; [2022]
    Keywords : Hot hand fallacy; law of small numbers; sequential decision making; selection bias; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper empirically explores 10 years of play-by-play data from the seasons 2011-2021 from National Basketball Association with a comprehensive dataset with 2.7 million shots to test for a hot hand, (i.e., predictability in future outcomes) using three separate models. READ MORE

  4. 3. Black Hole Dynamics in Stellar Clusters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Markus Strickert; [2022]
    Keywords : Black Holes; Globular Clusters; Dynamics; Intermediate-mass black holes; Simulations; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Star clusters can harbour many exotic objects, including black holes (BHs), X-ray binaries and blue straggler stars. In dense stellar environments like globular clusters (GCs), two-body relaxation drives their dynamical evolution, where gravitational interactions between stars strive to equalize their kinetic energy in the cluster. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Prime or Not a Prime? That is the Question

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH; Lunds universitet/Matematik (naturvetenskapliga fakulteten)

    Author : Vetle Tjora; [2022]
    Keywords : primality testing; Lucas--Lehmer; number theory; cubic reciprocity; Mersenne primes; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : In this survey, we shall prove the Lucas–Lehmer primality test used to find the Mersenne primes. A proof of the Law of Cubic Reciprocity will also be presented, which will be applied in the proof of a generalisation of the Lucas–Lehmer primality test... READ MORE

  6. 5. Development of a CFD Boundary Condition to Simulate a Perforated Surface

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

    Author : Medet Kiflemariam; [2021]
    Keywords : Computational Fluid Dynamics; CFD; Boundary Condition; Bleed; Aerospace Engineering; Aeronautical Engineering; Physics;

    Abstract : In aircraft with jet propulsion engine intakes at supersonic speed, strong pressure waves referred to as shockwaves occur, which may interact with any present boundary layers along the intake surface. The adverse pressure gradients associated with Shock Wave-Boundary Layer Interaction (SWBLI) may cause boundary layer flow separation, which can result in disturbances of the flow that can be harmful to the device or decrease engine performance. READ MORE