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WSC Review | Social Studies: Predicting the Future
WSC Review | Social Studies: Predicting the Future
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Meant to test scholars on their knowledge of the Social Studies subject area.
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An error in a statistical analysis arising from the unrepresentativeness of the sample taken
Sampling Error
Misrepresentation
Overgeneralization
Selective Observation
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Famous for forecasting the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Alexander Kozlov
Rasputin
Ray Kurzweil
George Orwell
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A board used to seek spiritualistic messages
Ouija Board
Charlie Charlie
Tarot Board
Monopoly Board
4
An ancient Chinese manual that is interpreted in terms of the principles of yin and yang
王秀英
Horoscope
The Analects
I Ching
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Stated that the digit "1" has a 30% chance of being selected as the first digit
Law Of Truly Large Numbers
Law of Firsts
Benford's Law
Littlewood's Law
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A divination from auspices or omens
Forecast
Augury
I Ching
Prophecy
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It stated that: "Once Intelligence is created, it cannot be destroyed."
String Theory
Littlewood's Law
Final Anthropic Principle
Whole Brain Model
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_______ accurately predicted the outcome of all of Germany's matches in the 2010 World Cup
Robert Fitzroy
Nate Silver
Paul The Octopus
Shakira
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A process that uses data mining and probability to forecast outcomes
Actuarial Science
Nowcasting
Predictive Modeling
Keylogging
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Exchange-traded markets created for the purpose of trading the outcome of events
Actuarial Markets
Prediction Markets
Stock Market
Agora
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A professor of theoretical physics who authored books on the string theory
Nate Cohn
Hari Seldon
Michio Kaku
Nate Silver
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His work seemingly predicted the rise of Adolf Hitler and the 9/11 attacks among others
John Elfreth Watkins Jr.
Cassandra
Nostradamus
Rasputin
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A Maori Prophet who made a crowd of 3000 interpret his "prophetic dream"
Enokā Te Apaiwako
Raawiri Pihāma Te Kotahi
Maaha O Te Rāngi
Pāora Te Potangaroa
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A quantity calculated to indicate the extent of deviation for a group as a whole
Variance
Mean
Markov's Inequality
Standard Deviation
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He allegedly predicted his home run a few moments before it happened through a hand gesture
Babe Ruth
Willie Mays
Tommy Lasorda
Nate Cohn
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The _______________ was expected to wreck havoc in computers around the world in the year 2000.
ILOVEYOU Worm
Trojan Virus
Zodiac
Y2K Problem
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A forecast that the current weather condition will persist in the future
Actuarial Forecasting
Predictive Forecasting
Persistence Forecasting
Nowcasting
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An occurrence or phenomenon believed to portend a future event
Prophecy
Omen
Outlier
Augury
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The practice of interpreting patterns in tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments
Palmistry
I Ching
Tasseography
Fortune Tealling
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If there are many people in a room, there is a big chance 2 or more have the same birthday.
The Birthday Problem
Final Anthropic Principle
Littlewood’s Law
Law of Truly Large Numbers
