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1. fs.blog › bias-conjunction-fallacyMental Model: Bias from Conjunction Fallacy - Farnam Street

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   The bias from conjunction fallacy is a common reasoning error in which we believe that two events happening in conjunction is more probable than one of those events happening alone. Here’s why this happens and how we can overcome the fallacy. ***. Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky spent decades in psychology research to disentangle patterns in ...

2. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogStatistician’s Approach to Coincidences: What Are the Odds?

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   Jan 18, 2016 · A common kind of coincidence, for example, is one in which you think of a friend and that friend calls you. Your first thought might be, “What are the chances?” In the previous post, we bumped...

3. www.simplypsychology.org › base-rate-fallacyBase Rate Fallacy: Definition, Examples, and Impact

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   Oct 8, 2024 · What Is Base Rate Fallacy? The base-rate fallacy is a decision-making error in which information about the rate of occurrence of some trait in a population (the base-rate information) is ignored or not given appropriate weight.

4. www.simplypsychology.org › confirmation-biasConfirmation Bias In Psychology: Definition & Examples

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   Jun 22, 2023 · Confirmation bias is the tendency of people to favor information that confirms their existing beliefs or hypotheses. Confirmation bias happens when a person gives more weight to evidence that confirms their beliefs and undervalues evidence that could disprove it.

5. bookdown.org › kevin_davisross › bayesian-reasoningChapter 11 Odds and Bayes Factors | An ... - Bookdown

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   Use the odds form of Bayes rule to compute the posterior odds that the person carries HIV given a positive test, and interpret the posterior odds. Use the posterior odds to compute the posterior probability that the person carries HIV given a positive test.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Conjunction_fallacyConjunction fallacy - Wikipedia

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   Definition and basic example. I am particularly fond of this example [the Linda problem] because I know that the [conjoint] statement is least probable, yet a little homunculus in my head continues to jump up and down, shouting at me—"but she can't just be a bank teller; read the description." Stephen J. Gould [1]

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   What is an example of a probability?

   • A simple example is the toss of a coin. The probability is 1/2 (or a 50% chance) of either "heads" or "tails". Statistics is the study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data.

   The Promise & Problems of Probability in Coincidence Studies

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   What is the probability of an event?

   • It is quantified as a number between 0 and 1 (where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty). The higher the probability of an event, the more certain we are that the event will occur. A simple example is the toss of a coin. The probability is 1/2 (or a 50% chance) of either "heads" or "tails".

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   How do you explain the probability of coincidences?

   • Clarifying the probability of coincidences helps to better understand them. Unlikeliness characterizes coincidences. A common kind of coincidence, for example, is one in which you think of a friend and that friend calls you. Your first thought might be, “What are the chances?”

   Statistician’s Approach to Coincidences: What Are the Odds?

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   Do ordinary people know how to judge probability?

   • Statisticians who study coincidences generally believe that “ordinary” people do not know how to judge probability. Statisticians often use the birthday problem to illustrate their point: “How many people need to be in a room to have a 50% probability that any two of them will have the same birthday?”

   Statistician’s Approach to Coincidences: What Are the Odds?

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   Is probability a difficult concept?

   • Probability can be a difficult concept. Most of us have an intuitive understanding of what probability is, but there is little consensus on what it actually means. It is just as vague and subjective a concept as democracy, beauty or freedom. However, this is not always troublesome – we can still easily discuss the notion with others.

   Mental Model: Bias from Conjunction Fallacy - Farnam Street

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   Is there a chance that a patient has a disease?

   • The correct answer is that there is only an 8.3% chance that the patient has the disease. The error made in this example is a base-rate fallacy. When making a diagnosis, doctors (and other professionals) sometimes focus too much on the individual test results and less on the base-rate information.

   Base Rate Fallacy: Definition, Examples, and Impact - Simply Psychology

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8. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogThe Promise & Problems of Probability in Coincidence Studies

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   Dec 16, 2015 · The higher the probability of an event, the more certain we are that the event will occur. A simple example is the toss of a coin. The probability is 1/2 (or a 50% chance) of either "heads" or ...