# Block: Base-rate 70 engineers [Wave 4]



- **Element Type:** Block


- **Block Type:** Standard


- **Block Name:** Base-rate 70 engineers


## Questions In This Block:


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**Question Type:** Slider

**Question Text:**

A panel of psychologist have interviewed and administered personality tests to 70 engineers and 30 lawyers, all successful in their respective fields. On the basis of this information, thumbnail descriptions of the 70 engineers and 30 lawyers have been written. Below is one description, chosen at random from the 100 available descriptions. Jack is a 45-year-old man. He is married and has four children. He is generally conservative, careful, and ambitious. He shows no interest in political and social issues and spends most of his free time on his many hobbies which include home carpentry, sailing, and mathematical puzzles. The probability that Jack is one of the 70 engineers in the sample of 100 is ___%. Please indicate the probability on a scale from 0 to 100.

**Range:**

* Minimum: 0
 * Maximum: 100
 * Tick Interval: 10


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