Clustering illusion
Tendency to erroneously consider the inevitable “streaks” or “clusters” arising in small samples from random distributions to be non-random.
Falllacy
Falllacy
Falllacy
Argument from incredulity
Argument that a proposition must be false if it contradicts one’s expectations or beliefs.
Falllacy, Mathematics
Sample size fallacy
Failure to consider sample size when estimating the probability of obtaining a particular value drawn from a known population.
Falllacy, Mathematics
Mathematical fallacy
Series of steps which is seemingly correct but contains a flawed argument, or a spurious proof of an obvious contradiction such as that 1 = 2. Mathematical fallacies differ from simple mistakes in that there is an element of concealment in the presentation of the proof.
