Attraction Effect: Real Datasets Experiment: Products

Imagine that your friend wants you to buy a laptop for him. There are only two criteria he cares about price (USD) and screen screen size (inches). He wants a large screen at a low price. Below is a diagram showing all available laptops in the market. Each laptop is represented by a dot. Among the five options shown in red , what is the best laptop according to your friend's criteria?

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Attraction Effect: Real Datasets Experiment

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