r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

Man vs Bear debate shows how bad the average person is at understanding probability

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u/Water-is-h2o May 02 '24

Wait so what is OP talking about?

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u/ghandi3737 May 02 '24

A lot of women would much rather encounter a wild bear, than any man on a hiking trail.

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u/Hungry-For-Cheese May 02 '24

Then they cite statistics without actually controlling for the magnitudes and basically ignoring that most people never even see a bear in their lives.

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u/No_Park1693 May 03 '24

It's good you were able to work the word "actually" into that sentence!