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Judgment & probability


Estimating odds, reading data and avoiding the statistical traps that fool almost everyone.

  1. Bayesian thinking

    Bayesian thinking is updating your beliefs in proportion to new evidence — starting from a prior probability and…

    Mental model · updated 29 May 2026

  2. Regression to the mean

    Regression to the mean is the tendency for extreme results to be followed by more average ones, simply because luck…

    Mental model · updated 29 May 2026

  3. Expected value

    Expected value is the average outcome of a decision if you could repeat it many times — each possible result weighted…

    Mental model · updated 29 May 2026

  4. Base-rate neglect

    Base-rate neglect is the tendency to ignore how common or rare something is (the base rate) and judge by specific,…

    Cognitive bias · updated 29 May 2026

  5. The gambler’s fallacy

    The gambler’s fallacy is the belief that past random events change the odds of future ones — that after a run of reds,…

    Cognitive bias · updated 29 May 2026

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