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People Believe If 90% Prefer A over B, A Must Be Much Better than B. Are They Wrong? (consumerresearcher.com)

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[–] moobythegoldensock@infosec.pub 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

[. . .]the ESPN experts’ average prediction of 1.87 points. As it turns out, the Patriots won by 6 points, which even though it was more than six times greater than the expert’s prediction[. . .]

Math is hard.

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