Comments on: Best management decision http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/04/12/best-management-decision/ The blog of John D. Cook Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:10:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/04/12/best-management-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-73996 John Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:03:57 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=5048#comment-73996 Moor: I don't think this is an example of confirmation bias because Brooks is not making a prediction. He's not saying, for example, that if you invenst in people whose first names begin with "E" you'll get a great return. He's simply saying "I sent E. F. Codd off to get a PhD, and that worked out really well." Moor: I don’t think this is an example of confirmation bias because Brooks is not making a prediction. He’s not saying, for example, that if you invenst in people whose first names begin with “E” you’ll get a great return. He’s simply saying “I sent E. F. Codd off to get a PhD, and that worked out really well.”

]]> By: Moor http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/04/12/best-management-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-73979 Moor Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:23:26 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=5048#comment-73979 "I’m amazed to find confirmation for everything I already believe. " Google "confirmation bias" - you will find this to be true no matter what you read. “I’m amazed to find confirmation for everything I already believe. ”
Google “confirmation bias” – you will find this to be true no matter what you read.

]]> By: Daniel Lemire http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/04/12/best-management-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-36289 Daniel Lemire Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:45:18 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=5048#comment-36289 There are some great quotes in this book. Following one of your previous posts, I bought the book and I'm reading it. I'm amazed to find confirmation for everything I already believe. It is like Brooks and I have shared an identical experience... (And no, I never worked at IBM.) It could have been better edited though. At times, it feels a bit like reading a blog. But I guess the informal character of the book is part of its charm. There are some great quotes in this book. Following one of your previous posts, I bought the book and I’m reading it.

I’m amazed to find confirmation for everything I already believe. It is like Brooks and I have shared an identical experience… (And no, I never worked at IBM.)

It could have been better edited though. At times, it feels a bit like reading a blog. But I guess the informal character of the book is part of its charm.

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