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March 3, 2021

Vaccine Efficacy, Statistical Power and Mental Models
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Fascinating account on mental models and then statistical power

It starts with how a flawed mental model (coming from Facebook's founder) about identity and social role became imposed on others.

Then it continues on the mental model we tend to apply to vaccines. That shows again how bad we are at intuitively grasping statistics and their application. They do require an effort even when you're trained at them.