Bias in the ER

Nautilus

Humans are notoriously bad at understanding probability โ€“ and as a consequence make bad, unreasonable decisions, both in experiments and in real life. When you’re in a hospital, you better hope your doctor knows a thing or two about probability. This excellent piece goes deep on the issue (and serves as a reminder that you should read Kahneman’s ยซThinking, Fast and Slowยป if you haven’t already).


From Weekly Filet #227, in February 2017. More on: #, #, #

๐Ÿ’” Some older links might be broken โ€” that's the state of the web, sadly. If you find one, ping me.

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