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The Human Mind is a Bayes Logic Machine

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the but-you-already-knew-this dept.

lexxyz writes "Apparently the human mind can predict the distribution type for a given sample of results. A study found in The Economist has shown that a group of minds working on single pieces of data, can together generate the statistical model used to represent a given sample. Note that it takes a group of people to be able to accurately predict the behaviour of something, not a single individual"

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  1. Re:the answer is statistically probably 42 by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Does this explain the bush administration? If so, it's buggy.

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