Selection Bias: Do You Really See the Whole Picture?

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  • Опубліковано 19 тра 2024
  • Selection bias is a common problem that can occur when analyzing data that is not fully representative of the information intended to be studied. This can lead to inaccurate conclusions and decisions that are not based on the full picture. A classic example of selection bias is the story of the statistician Abraham Wald and the missing US Air Force planes.
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    ORIGINAL TITLE
    The Selection Bias
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    CHAPTER
    00:00 Introduction
    00:20 Selection Bias
    00:34 Abraham Wald's story
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 76

  • @sprouts
    @sprouts  Рік тому +9

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  • @ShiftyKen08
    @ShiftyKen08 9 місяців тому +5

    I used to work in an auto parts store. I had a customer come in with a set of brake pads to warranty and to buy a new brake rotor. Upon inspection of the pads, I noticed that one side was almost brand new and the other side was worn down to the metal. I told the customer that whatever side the brand new pads came off of needed to have the brake caliper replaced.
    He thought that the side that was worn needed to be replaced. I asked him to imagine two people pushing a boulder up a hill, but only one was doing the work while the other supervised. When the boulder gets to the top of the hill, who's going to be tired, the worker or the supervisor? He said the worker, and at that, I held up the worn brake pads. He immediately understood and ordered a new caliper for the side that was brand new.

  • @darkdarten3901
    @darkdarten3901 Рік тому +28

    I don't even have to do the experiment to know the outcome. You might be familiar with your close neighbours, but the farther you go the more you become a "stranger". Since people who are afraid of strangers won't even open the door for you, you will report back that all (or most) people who answered to you said they are not afraid of strangers, when in fact there might be quite a few who are.

  • @blanchebau8807
    @blanchebau8807 Рік тому +31

    This is a bigger issue especially with social media apps, making it easier to put people in danger/manipulate them. Thanks for the informative video!

  • @chrisb9365
    @chrisb9365 Рік тому +23

    Another example are polls and surveys - we only see opinions of people who agreed to be surveyed, and the response rate can be as low as 5%. So we may be ignoring opinions of people who refuse to take part in such research which may heavily skew the data we are looking after. Conversely, people who respond to the survey may have some biases that correlate with their choice of participating in this.

  • @scoobydoop
    @scoobydoop Рік тому +51

    Excellent.
    This is a major issue that is ignored. It doesn't fit the narrative.
    I'll try and make my point clearer by stating why I no longer take part in surveys.
    A very well known company asked me to take surveys for them. The surveys that I was asked to take part in where sponsored (paid for) by companies that wanted to prove something.
    They always prevetted the survey with a series of questions that were designed to 'select' those that would do that. The perfect example?

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  Рік тому +21

      Right. Framing the question or creating a bias via the options available is a widespread way to manipulate public opinion. We need more people to spot that!

    • @ShiftyKen08
      @ShiftyKen08 9 місяців тому

      This is done by people pushing the gun control narrative. Democrats are more likely to have a bias against guns, whereas Republicans are more likely to have a bias for guns. So they get Democrats to participate in their surveys by asking very specific feeder questions to ensure they get the desired audience to result in the desired responses.

  • @BlackGold805
    @BlackGold805 Рік тому +18

    I love how each new video you release helps me realize how dumb i am afresh. And the way your animations and sound effects drive home your rather profound arguments both effectively and comically without being obstructive is just genius.

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  Рік тому +7

      Hey, you have a learning mindset and it can never correspond to dumbness. Thank you for your sweet words :)

  • @MarkUKInsects
    @MarkUKInsects Рік тому +15

    We need more sprouts videos on Biases

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  Рік тому +5

      Glad we think alike ;)

  • @cjr3559
    @cjr3559 Рік тому +12

    If I did 10 neighbors challenge the police would eventually show at my house and start asking ME questions..

  • @rphb5870
    @rphb5870 11 місяців тому +2

    one of my favourite examples of selection bias comes from one of my old schoolteachers, he always started each class by asking everyone not present to raise their hands

  • @Njordin2010
    @Njordin2010 Рік тому +6

    Really appreciate the dedication to finding the truth in science.

  • @transeditor
    @transeditor 11 місяців тому

    Excellent point. I used statistical sampling techniques in my job for years and was aware of the bias issue in selecting the sample(s).

  • @richardlynch5632
    @richardlynch5632 Рік тому +3

    Exactly why one must delve deeper into questions, and NOT rely on statistics that may be incomplete due to manipulation of outcomes.
    😉👍

  • @alext8828
    @alext8828 Рік тому +5

    None of my neighbors would answer the door so I couldn't get an answer...or did I?

  • @lo_azzopardi
    @lo_azzopardi Рік тому

    Thank you Sprouts, very good video

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  Рік тому

      Glad you enjoyed it :)

  • @orxanxelilov695
    @orxanxelilov695 Рік тому +2

    Super topic

  • @joshuasbecreative8444
    @joshuasbecreative8444 Рік тому +1

    Awesome video by the way
    awesome explanation good job

  • @MrMastera
    @MrMastera Рік тому +4

    I knocked on 10 doors. Nobody opened. So my deduction is they all have to love strangers.

  • @josa5463
    @josa5463 6 місяців тому

    Woooow you are great at teaching complicated theories in simple manner 😊

  • @laaaliiiluuu
    @laaaliiiluuu Рік тому +3

    Also called survivorship bias.

  • @ra5gto
    @ra5gto Рік тому +2

    A protected aircraft engine will not matter if the wings carrying the EXPLOSIVE FUEL, that is also necessary for the engine to operate, is vulnerable

    • @weltsiebenhundert
      @weltsiebenhundert Рік тому +1

      It doesn't explode very often.
      mostly it just drips out and burns there.

  • @Gruntled2001
    @Gruntled2001 4 місяці тому

    "We conducted a survey among volunteers, and it turns out people really like surveys!"

  • @taylorgletscher
    @taylorgletscher 9 місяців тому

    I never really believed those political pools they presented in tv and news and whatnot, only to reafirm my beliefs the day I was stopped and asked a few questions... last bit of my interview (roughly translating):
    Interviewer - "what's your academic level?"
    Me - "just graduated as an engineer."
    Interviewer - "Ow, ok... sorry, your info is not needed, we are only asking people without a university degree."

  • @G0SE
    @G0SE Рік тому +1

    great video!

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  Рік тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @davidnorman6348
    @davidnorman6348 Рік тому

    Part of the entire picture is that we humans want a quick and clear conclusion. We tend to regard looking into the details as being tiresome and also have difficulties accepting uncertainties or the unknown.

  • @poojangohel
    @poojangohel 10 місяців тому

    Please Make a Video on SISU the finnish art of courage

  • @A3Kr0n
    @A3Kr0n Рік тому +3

    I won't answer my door if you knock on it so don't waste your time.

    • @alext8828
      @alext8828 Рік тому +1

      If you don't answer the door, you've answered the question.

    • @Sparky579
      @Sparky579 Рік тому +2

      **KNOCK** **KNOCK**
      I can save your family from Doulingo

    • @enieh112
      @enieh112 Рік тому

      @@alext8828 i think that be selection bias.. If you knock on a door while NOT knowing if someone's home, you can't make up your mind that the person IS home and therefore doesn't want to talk. Do not count this as one of ten houses and move on to the next.

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  Рік тому

      Haha

    • @anakincrespin
      @anakincrespin Рік тому

      I won't, trick

  • @cseonlineclassesmalayalam
    @cseonlineclassesmalayalam Рік тому +1

    Mind blowing ‼️ is media narrating with selection bias or are we selection biased🤔

    • @trevoro.9731
      @trevoro.9731 10 місяців тому

      They get an order for "correct data", invite low income actors to participate (if some visibility of actual population is required) or go to the areas where they find the people they need.

  • @williamfranks1215
    @williamfranks1215 Рік тому

    My guess would be that me asking my neighbors if they are afraid of strangers would taint the results. Basically, it's a stranger asking if you're afraid of strangers. Creepy and a potential to meet my local law enforcement. 😳 😅

  • @pyeitme508
    @pyeitme508 Рік тому

    Interesting 🤔

  • @OrenLikes
    @OrenLikes 4 місяці тому

    What is the rate of deaths of non-patients at hospitals vs out of hospitals?

  • @matheuscerqueira7952
    @matheuscerqueira7952 Рік тому +1

    This is why most governments don't fight corruption. If they do, their time in power will be marked by scandals

  • @timothyspool1399
    @timothyspool1399 Рік тому +1

    I knocked on 10 of my neighbours doors.
    They were all home but only four answered.
    They told me that they had no problem with strangers.
    So four out of four, or 100%, of my neighbours aren't afraid of strangers.
    Interesting...

    • @delinquense
      @delinquense Рік тому

      Shouldn't you have tried to open the door? If they left their door open, wouldn't this speak volumes as to whether they were afraid of strangers or not?

  • @waffles_1823
    @waffles_1823 Рік тому +1

    I interviewed 300 people who played Russian Roulette. The survival rate is 100%.

  • @brianthomas3910
    @brianthomas3910 Рік тому

    lol knock on ten neighbors doors and become the neighborhood weirdo by asking if they’re afraid of strangers… no more Big Bang theory for you, you’ll end up getting a van if get the reference 😂😂✌️

  • @RighteousPaladin
    @RighteousPaladin Рік тому

    I'm too afraid of strangers to do the task you've given...either that or I'm too lazy. :P
    So this is the weakness in pattern seeking, but how could you possibly know you have selection bias unless the sample or statistic is exposed through the addition of a larger context?
    Is someone's best information invalidated because elsewhere in the universe the majority is the inverse of their every experience?

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  Рік тому

      Valid question! Maybe by seeking for other possibilities? Questioning the reliability of any given information!
      It is only true until it is falsified ;)

  • @danmcginley3315
    @danmcginley3315 Рік тому +2

    And when women were confronted with the data the refused to admit they were wrong 😆

  • @sanikaransing
    @sanikaransing Рік тому

    I don't understand😢

  • @EmiliaHoarfrost
    @EmiliaHoarfrost Рік тому

    Went to knock at neightbors. Got shot...

  • @d.christianrathjens7209
    @d.christianrathjens7209 Рік тому +1

    also the bed is a very dangerous place. Most people end their lives while in bed!

  • @Pabz2030
    @Pabz2030 Рік тому +2

    Climate change *cough*

  • @scottwinter-sb6lp
    @scottwinter-sb6lp Рік тому

    What's with the eggs 🥚 🤫🤭🤣

  • @JohnSmith-fo5cx
    @JohnSmith-fo5cx Рік тому +1

    so an example of selection bias would be the gender wage gap?

  • @MiMiGunDK
    @MiMiGunDK 11 місяців тому

    maybe not a good idea to knock on the door of your neighbors especially if you live in American

  • @_-___________
    @_-___________ 11 місяців тому

    Did they? No. Most certainly not. I've yet to find someone who believes that reality is a figment of their own imagination. Perhaps its due to the fact that anyone like that wouldn't be interested in research.

  • @dystopiansoothsayer
    @dystopiansoothsayer Рік тому

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  • @jameskelly-smith1279
    @jameskelly-smith1279 10 місяців тому

    You forgot to mention purposeful creation of selection bias.
    Also known as 👉🍒