PickVidsHow We’re Fooled By Statistics
Why it was recommended
Veritasium explains it better than me.
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What it covers
A short Veritasium video explaining regression to the mean and how ignoring it leads to wrong conclusions about punishment versus reward, medical treatments and sports. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.
Video details
- Channel
- Veritasium
- Length
- 7 min 38 sec
- Year
- 2013
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