THE IRRATIONAL HUNGRY JUDGE EFFECT REVISITED: SIMULATIONS REVEAL THAT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EFFECT IS OVERESTIMATED

The irrational hungry judge effect revisited: Simulations reveal that the magnitude of the effect is overestimated

Danziger, Levav and Avnaim-Pesso (2011) analyzed legal rulings of Israeli parole boards concerning the effect of serial order in which cases are presented within al13sxb30en ruling sessions.They found that the probability of a favorable decision drops from about 65% to almost 0% from the first ruling to the last ruling within each session and that

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Metastases to the thyroid gland: ultrasonographic findings and diagnostic value of fine-needle aspiration cytology

IntroductionIn the present study, we aimed to analyze ultrasonographic findings of metastases to the thyroid and explore the role of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of metastases to the thyroid.MethodsTwelve cases of cytologically or/and pathologically confirmed metastatic tumors of the thyroid gland were reviewed.All the pr

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