Andy once heard about a car crash victim who died because he was pinned in the wreckage by a seat belt he could not undo. As a

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Andy once heard about a car crash victim who died because he was pinned in the wreckage by a seat belt he could not undo. As a

result, Andy refuses to wear a seat belt when he rides in a car. How would you explain to Andy the fallacy behind relying on this anecdotal evidence?

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stiks02 [169] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-27T19:55:46+03:00

Answer:

You should not rely on anecdotal evidence because of the very small sample size. Since the sample size is very small, outliers end up having a very big weight.

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You should not rely on anecdotal evidence because of the very small sample size. Since the sample size is very small, outliers end up having a very big weight.

Here Andy is basing himself on one anecdotal evidence he heard. So a sample size of 1. If he were to base his opinion from a large sample size, it is highly likely that 99% of the people were saved by the seatbelt and 1% got hurt. Since Andy only heard the anecdotal evidence, he may be basing himself on a very unlikely event.