Selection Bias: Do You Really See the Whole Picture?

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  • 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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  • @sprouts
    @sprouts  ปีที่แล้ว +10

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  • @darkdarten3901
    @darkdarten3901 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @BlackGold805
    @BlackGold805 ปีที่แล้ว +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  ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @chrisb9365
    @chrisb9365 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    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.

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      True

  • @ShiftyKen08
    @ShiftyKen08 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +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.

  • @scoobydoop
    @scoobydoop ปีที่แล้ว +52

    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  ปีที่แล้ว +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 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @MarkUKInsects
    @MarkUKInsects ปีที่แล้ว +15

    We need more sprouts videos on Biases

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Glad we think alike ;)

  • @cjr3559
    @cjr3559 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

  • @rphb5870
    @rphb5870 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Really appreciate the dedication to finding the truth in science.

  • @lo_azzopardi
    @lo_azzopardi ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Sprouts, very good video

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed it :)

  • @orxanxelilov695
    @orxanxelilov695 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Super topic

  • @transeditor
    @transeditor ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @alext8828
    @alext8828 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh... O_O

  • @joshuasbecreative8444
    @joshuasbecreative8444 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video by the way
    awesome explanation good job

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks a lot 😊

  • @richardlynch5632
    @richardlynch5632 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @josa5463
    @josa5463 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @laaaliiiluuu
    @laaaliiiluuu ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Also called survivorship bias.

  • @G0SE
    @G0SE ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great video!

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @MrMastera
    @MrMastera ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @ra5gto
    @ra5gto ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Gruntled2001
    @Gruntled2001 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @poojangohel
    @poojangohel ปีที่แล้ว

    Please Make a Video on SISU the finnish art of courage

  • @cricket12ish
    @cricket12ish 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    tAKE notes yall this is how influencers get people to believe bullshit is from selection bias

  • @brianthomas3910
    @brianthomas3910 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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 😂😂✌️

  • @OrenLikes
    @OrenLikes 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @davidnorman6348
    @davidnorman6348 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @pyeitme508
    @pyeitme508 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting 🤔

  • @matheuscerqueira7952
    @matheuscerqueira7952 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @cseonlineclassesmalayalam
    @cseonlineclassesmalayalam ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @trevoro.9731
      @trevoro.9731 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว

    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. 😳 😅

  • @taylorgletscher
    @taylorgletscher 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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."

  • @A3Kr0n
    @A3Kr0n ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @alext8828
      @alext8828 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Sparky579
      @Sparky579 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @enieh112
      @enieh112 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha

    • @anakincrespin
      @anakincrespin ปีที่แล้ว

      I won't, trick

  • @d.christianrathjens7209
    @d.christianrathjens7209 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @danmcginley3315
    @danmcginley3315 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @waffles_1823
    @waffles_1823 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @timothyspool1399
    @timothyspool1399 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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?

  • @sanikaransing
    @sanikaransing ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't understand😢

  • @RighteousPaladin
    @RighteousPaladin ปีที่แล้ว

    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  ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @EmiliaHoarfrost
    @EmiliaHoarfrost ปีที่แล้ว

    Went to knock at neightbors. Got shot...

  • @scottwinter-sb6lp
    @scottwinter-sb6lp ปีที่แล้ว

    What's with the eggs 🥚 🤫🤭🤣

    • @sprouts
      @sprouts  ปีที่แล้ว

      Metaphors! ;)

  • @MiMiGunDK
    @MiMiGunDK ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Pabz2030
    @Pabz2030 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Climate change *cough*

  • @dystopiansoothsayer
    @dystopiansoothsayer ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @_-___________
    @_-___________ ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @JohnSmith-fo5cx
    @JohnSmith-fo5cx ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @jameskelly-smith1279
    @jameskelly-smith1279 ปีที่แล้ว

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