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You will find it beneficial to learn what a "prior probability distrubution" is.
by erfgh 4y ago
You will find it beneficial to learn what a "prior probability distrubution" is.
- lupire 4y agoYou will find it beneficial to learn about "selection bias".
- WithinReason 4y agoIt's actually you who doesn't understand probabilities. If a woman is twice as likely to make a discovery but women are only 5% of researchers, then it's both true that: 1. most discoveries are made by males 2. it is reasonable to give larger weight to new female-done research contradicting you point.
- erfgh 4y agoBut you pulled those number out of thin air. The fact of the matter is that if I pick one research paper at random out of all the papers written by men and I pick another research paper at random out of all the papers written by women the former will be of higher average quality.
- WithinReason 4y agoDid you just pull that out of thin air?