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> Note that when I say 95%-ile, I mean 95%-ile among people who participate, not all people (for many activities, just doing it at all makes you 99%-ile or abov
by forrestthewoods 3y ago
> Note that when I say 95%-ile, I mean 95%-ile among people who participate, not all people (for many activities, just doing it at all makes you 99%-ile or above across all people). I'm also not referring to 95%-ile among people who practice regularly. The "one weird trick" is that, for a lot of activities, being something like 10%-ile among people who practice can make you something like 90%-ile or 99%-ile among people who participate.
My probably wrong opinion is that when people discuss “Dunning Kruger” the participants aren’t clearly considering what set of people they’re being measured against.
The original Dunnint Kruger study involved Ivy League students (Cornell). I would hope they have high confidence in their ability. They’re genuinely the cream of the crop!
- Jach 3y agoThe author has a great post on the Dunning Kruger paper: https://danluu.com/dunning-kruger/ https://danluu.com/dunning-kruger/ It's interesting that the original paper does not actually justify the popular meme that the phrase became.
- zlg_codes 3y ago> They’re genuinely the cream of the crop! More like the most connected and privileged, but okay.
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