Selection Effects

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Negative and Positive Selection

alyssavanceJul 6, 2012, 1:34 AM

148 points

263 comments3 min readLW link

Selection Has A Quality Ceiling

johnswentworthJun 2, 2021, 6:25 PM

147 points

18 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

Selective processes bring tag-alongs (but not always!)

AnnaSalamonMar 11, 2009, 8:17 AM

39 points

5 comments5 min readLW link

Epistemic Strategies of Selection Theorems

adamShimiOct 18, 2021, 8:57 AM

33 points

1 comment12 min readLW link

Too good to be true

PhilGoetzJul 11, 2014, 8:16 PM

35 points

121 comments4 min readLW link

Solving Two-Sided Adverse Selection with Prediction Market Matchmaking

Saul MunnNov 26, 2023, 8:10 PM

16 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

(www.brasstacks.blog)

We are misaligned: the saddening idea that most of humanity doesn’t intrinsically care about x-risk, even on a personal level

Christopher KingMay 19, 2023, 4:12 PM

3 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Toward a Broader Conception of Adverse Selection

Ricki HeicklenMar 14, 2024, 10:40 PM

177 points

61 comments13 min readLW link

(bayesshammai.substack.com)

Evolution is an observation, not a process

Neil Feb 6, 2024, 2:49 PM

8 points

11 comments5 min readLW link

Against Job Boards: Human Capital and the Legibility Trap

vaishnav92Oct 24, 2024, 8:50 PM

6 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

Utility is not the selection target

tailcalledNov 4, 2023, 10:48 PM

24 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Examine your assumptions

Douglas_ReayMar 30, 2012, 11:28 AM

49 points

15 comments2 min readLW link

Closed-ended questions aren’t as hard as you think

electroswingFeb 19, 2025, 3:53 AM

6 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

A Subtle Selection Effect in Overconfidence Studies

Kevin DorstJul 3, 2023, 2:43 PM

24 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

(kevindorst.substack.com)

Selection Effects in estimates of Global Catastrophic Risk

bentarmNov 4, 2011, 9:14 AM

32 points

62 comments1 min readLW link

The Motivated Reasoning Critique of Effective Altruism

LinchSep 15, 2021, 1:43 AM

27 points

0 comments23 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

The Popularization Bias

Wei DaiJul 17, 2009, 3:43 PM

30 points

54 comments1 min readLW link

Evidential Decision Theory, Selection Bias, and Reference Classes

Qiaochu_YuanJul 8, 2013, 5:16 AM

32 points

128 comments6 min readLW link

What conclusions can be drawn from a single observation about wealth in tennis?

Trevor CappalloDec 18, 2024, 9:55 AM

8 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

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