The importance of understanding conditional probability. Or, another example of how a little information can be a dangerous thing.
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Conditional risk
Posted by Ming Ling on September 23, 2010
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The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
Posted by Ming Ling on September 14, 2010
For anyone out there who teaches (or enjoys thinking and learning about) cognitive psychology or statistics, here’s an entertaining explanation of “The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy“.
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