thomblake comments on Human values differ as much as values can differ - Less Wrong

13 Post author: PhilGoetz 03 May 2010 07:35PM

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Comment author: thomblake 04 May 2010 03:53:13PM 0 points [-]

So, based on those numbers, you think it's more likely that either 0%-25% or 95%+ of the people would say that, than that 35%-85% would say that? (assuming nonzero probability to 25%-35% or 85%-95%)

Comment author: PhilGoetz 04 May 2010 03:56:47PM 2 points [-]

Based on those number, yes. But I didn't consider both sides like that. I may have erred in overcompensating for the tendency of people to make too-small confidence intervals.

Comment author: thomblake 04 May 2010 04:01:27PM 0 points [-]

Ah, good. I was afraid I'd misunderstood.