
The Skeptics Guide #971 - Feb 17 2024
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
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Analyzing Misconceptions and Fallacies in Probability and Statistics
The chapter delves into the gambler's fallacy, cautioning against expecting outcome balancing in series of events like coin flips. It emphasizes the independence of each event and the importance of considering all data in statistical analysis. The discussion extends to regression to the mean, p-hacking fallacies, and the challenge of identifying false information online.
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