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That might be an instance of Berkson‘s paradox. You’ll hear about deadly small plane accidents, and about accidents of large planes, but are unlikely to hear a
by FabHK 4mo ago
That might be an instance of Berkson‘s paradox.
You’ll hear about deadly small plane accidents, and about accidents of large planes, but are unlikely to hear about harmless accidents with small planes. Just not interesting. But they happen all the time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkson%27s_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkson%27s_paradox
- wafflemaker 4mo agoWow, thanks a lot! I kind of knew things like that happen (one instance of a thing happening brings attention to other similar things), but didn't know it actually had a name. Thank you. I really like knowing precise names for things, because it gives me a feeling of correctness and satisfaction.