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On the unexpected sensitivity of rare events

On the unexpected sensitivity of rare events

by Markus Deserno | Dec 29, 2020 | Science Vignettes

Towards the end of the year, here’s one more blog post that’s a bit wonkish, but teaches an important lesson. It’s about statistics, and about one of the many ways in which it can be counterintuitive. Almost all statistics discussed in the everyday press deals with...

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