Perception of Probability Words

By: Students of Data Science Creativity at The University of Illinois, Karle Flanagan, and Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider
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Introduction

In "Data Science: Creativity" at The University of Illinois, we discovered that every one of us has slightly a different perception of words used to describe probability. A survey containing 18 words, in random order, that describe probability was given to each student in Data Science Creativity. The results were fascinating!