Qiaochu_Yuan comments on Rationality Quotes June 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 15 June 2013 07:52:18PM 15 points [-]

This is a nice calculation with a fairly simple causal diagram. The basic point is that if you think people are repeatedly hired either for their looks or for being a good worker, then among the pool of people who are repeatedly hired, looks and good work are negatively correlated.

Comment author: [deleted] 15 June 2013 10:16:54PM 6 points [-]

That's called Berkson's paradox.