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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 8, Probability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Popper explain the differences in his selection process?
(a) Using ordinal numbers.
(b) Using rational numbers.
(c) Using discrete categories.
(d) Using letters.

2. What involves considering the number of favorable cases divided by the number of possible cases?
(a) Non-numerical probability.
(b) Numerical probability.
(c) Abstract probability.
(d) Concrete probability.

3. What concept does Popper consider probability to be outside of?
(a) Positivism.
(b) Conventionalism.
(c) Falsification.
(d) Simplicity.

4. What does Popper do if proof for a statement can not be found?
(a) Makes assumptions to better prove the statement.
(b) Denies the statement.
(c) Suspends judgment.
(d) Retests.

5. What are hypothetical estimates of frequency?
(a) Alternative sequences.
(b) Infinite sequences.
(c) Finite sequences.
(d) Random sequences.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ties down fundamental ideas?

2. Popper rejects perceptions because they tie into what type of principles?

3. What hypothetical estimate of frequency suggests equal distribution, normally based on considerations of symmetry?

4. What types of statements are scientific theories?

5. What does Popper consider existential statements to be?

(see the answer key)

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