The Flaw of Averages: Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty

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PART 4

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF AVERAGING

Part 4 lists some important variants of the Flaw of Averages. Many of these are based on the Mindles presented earlier but a few require further explanation.

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