15 notes tagged with "cbias-math-simplification"

Subadditivity effect

Belief that probability of the whole is lesser than the sum of probabilities of the parts.

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Published on 8 months ago

Survivorship bias

Concentrating on the people/things that got past a selection point.

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Published on 8 months ago

Swimmer’s body illusion

People confuse selection factors with results.

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Published on 8 months ago

Time-saving bias

We underestimate time saved when moving from a relatively smaller speed to higher speed. Also, we overestimate time saved when moving from a relatively faster speed to even faster speed.

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Published on 8 months ago

Zero sum bias

Belief that your situation is a zero sum situation and competing - even when there are unlimited resources.

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Published on 8 months ago

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