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Re:More than half of adults in U.S. say they lack basic stat... by victorbjorklund on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @07:21AM (#49447033)
And how people don’t get how probabilities work when run over repeated instances. Like it is only 0,1% risk that X happens everytime Y is done which sounds low but then it turns out Y is done Z number of times per day…
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Re:More than half of adults in U.S. say they lack basic stat... by hinkley on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @10:31AM (#49449919)
I hate that I have to talk to so many people about Russian Roulette just with more chambers. But it’s the only analogy that hits.
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