Episode 14 - Five Ways to Combat Survivorship Bias

Evan examines the logical fallacy of survivorship bias, gives some examples, and then goes over five ways to avoid falling into this trap. He also uses a couple of examples from the teachings of Jesus to draw out some Biblical rationale for this as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The famous picture of bullet hole locations on WWII airplanes that is often cited as the preeminent example of survivorship bias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias#/media/File:Survivorship-bias.svg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Come join our community on Discord! https://discord.gg/dpXe9p5Nkf------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you enjoy the show, and wish to help defray costs, feel free to give a tip on Ko-Fi, or on Buzzsprout.https://ko-fi.com/evanextemporaneoushttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2554066/supportAny such contribution is never necessary, but greatly appreciated. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Intro music: Groovy Trip Hop/Marcolaieh/Tribe of NoiseOutro music: You Make Me/VBEBeats/Tribe of Noise Feel free to drop us a line!Support the show