Benquo comments on Rationality Quotes August 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Benquo 04 August 2011 07:08:23PM 1 point [-]

It's standard econometric practice to assume (at the very least) an error term independent of the predictor variables. That error term can be a function of any number of unobserved factors. If unbiased human error were a major component in the variance of our actions, it would be picked up in this error term.

Are you thinking of something more specific?