Q: As a project manager processing data, you avoid understanding ambiguous data as either positive or negative. This tactic helps avoid which data bias?
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Q: It is not appropriate for a project manager to interpret equivocal data as either positive or negative. Which data bias may this strategy assist in avoiding?
- Sampling bias
- Confirmation bias
- Observer bias
- Interpretation bias
Explanation: It is possible to prevent interpretation bias by using the strategy of avoiding perceiving ambiguous facts as either positive or negative. People can be subject to interpretation bias when they interpret information in a manner that is congruent with their prior ideas or expectations, which ultimately results in a distorted view of the facts. Project managers can limit the danger of interpretation bias and make better-informed choices that are based on the data that is available to them if they maintain their objectivity and refrain from classifying ambiguous data as inherently good or bad.
