A reef with two stories

Whose examples shaped the reef classifier?

Make your own investigation

Build equal-sized collections with different group coverage. Test the same new creature on both.

Compare a new example with group centroids calculated only from teaching rows.

Case cards

Cut these cards apart. Use the original example first, then let a partner supply a changed case. Keep sealed/final cards with the teacher until the learner commits a rule.

Case 1

Feature A: 1

Feature B: 2

Group: A

Use to teach: True

My prediction and reason:

Case 2

Feature A: 2

Feature B: 3

Group: A

Use to teach: True

My prediction and reason:

Case 3

Feature A: 8

Feature B: 7

Group: B

Use to teach: True

My prediction and reason:

Case 4

Feature A: 4

Feature B: 4

Group: B

Use to teach: False

My prediction and reason:

What this cannot establish

A mean can hide subgroups; equal counts do not guarantee representative examples.