TIL a British statistician recommended reinforcing WW2 bomber planes in areas that they hadn't been hit after a mission. He realised that the holes in a returning aircraft represented areas they could take damage and still return home.

agosto 26, 2020

TIL a British statistician recommended reinforcing WW2 bomber planes in areas that they hadn't been hit after a mission. He realised that the holes in a returning aircraft represented areas they could take damage and still return home.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias#In_the_military TIL a British statistician recommended reinforcing WW2 bomber planes in areas that they hadn't been hit after a mission. He realised that the holes in a returning aircraft represented areas they could take damage and still return home.

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TIL a British statistician recommended reinforcing WW2 bomber planes in areas that they hadn't been hit after a mission. He realised that the holes in a returning aircraft represented areas they could take damage and still return home.

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