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The Dangers of Survivorship Bias
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The Dangers of Survivorship Bias

Curiosity Chronicle

February 6, 20269m 24s

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Show Notes

In the early days of World War II, the U.S. military was losing too many of its planes in battle. To stem the tide, analysts started mapping the bullet holes on the returning planes.


Their plan was to add armor to the specific areas of the planes identified by the exercise.


Based on their analysis, they came to the conclusion that reinforcement to the tail, body, and wings would improve their odds of survival.

But a young statistician named Abraham Wald raised his hand with a warning:


They were making a tragic mistake...

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