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What is representativeness?

Judging probability by similarity to a familiar pattern rather than by base rates, one of the three heuristics Tversky and Kahneman (1974) identified.

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Real Estate Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Real Estate Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.