Smarter than we thought – Kea reasoning about probability

6 March 2020   |   Statistics in the news

4 March 2020. Source: InSCIde Scoop – the Faculty of Science, The University of Auckalnd

Kea make smart predictions when reasoning about uncertain events, behaving similarly to humans when faced with statistical reasoning tasks, according to a new study from the School of Psychology.

Credit Amalia Bastos

Publishing in Nature Communications, PhD candidate Amalia Bastos and Associate Professor Alex Taylor carried out an experiment to test New Zealand’s alpine parrots (Nestor notabilis) on their ability to make predictions using statistical, physical and social information in a similar way to a human. Read the full article…