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Is no evidence more persuasive than weak evidence?

Eric Barker
March 18, 2011

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Experiments by Brown University psychologists have produced positive evidence that people often think about positive evidence the wrong way — if it is weak. Defying logic, people given weak evidence can regard predictions supported by that evidence as less likely than if they aren’t given the evidence at all.

Source: Eurekalert

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Title Is no evidence more persuasive than weak evidence?
Author Eric Barker
Date March 18, 2011 7:17 PM UTC (13 years ago)
Blog bakadesuyo
Archive Link https://theredarchive.com/blog/bakadesuyo/is-no-evidence-more-persuasive-than-weak-evidence.16069
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