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. 2020 May 26;11:750. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00750

TABLE 4.

Mental steps that are necessary for answering each question.

Required for answering
Visualization Question for a conditional probability/frequency Question for a joint probability/frequency
Probabilities Bayesian text Genuine inference necessary Genuine inference necessary
2 × 2 table Genuine inference necessary Choose a number (probability)
double-tree Choose a number (probability) Genuine inference necessary
net diagram Choose a number (probability) Choose a number (probability)

Frequencies Bayesian text Genuine inference necessary Genuine inference necessary
2 × 2 table Choose a pair of numbers (frequencies) Choose a pair of numbers (frequencies)
double-tree Choose a pair of numbers (frequencies) Choose a pair of numbers (frequencies)
net diagram Choose a pair of numbers (frequencies) Choose a pair of numbers (frequencies)