XiXiDu comments on Why We Can't Take Expected Value Estimates Literally (Even When They're Unbiased) - Less Wrong

75 Post author: HoldenKarnofsky 18 August 2011 11:34PM

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Comment author: XiXiDu 29 August 2011 07:36:14PM *  1 point [-]

With respect to charitable giving, do you have any advise for people who lack the math education to do their own calculations or to survey the available evaluations? Should one decide between Karnofsky and Yudkowsky solely based on one's intuition or postpone the decision and concentrate on acquiring the necessary background knowledge?