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Probably Overthinking It

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Downey connects the varied examples to a larger point, one that is a cornerstone of statistics and probability courses: ‘when the world deviates from the model, that’s a problem for the model, not a deficiency of the world.’

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Kennedy-Shaffer, L. Probably Overthinking It. Math Intelligencer (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-024-10349-y

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