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Survivorship Bias

by Anonymous

Adjust where bullets hit and how deadly each part is to see how the planes that never returned distort the numbers.

#sampling#statistics#cognitivebias#criticalthinking#survivorshipbias#adults#literacy#psychology#decisionmaking

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About this app

Survivorship Bias is an interactive learning app that demonstrates how missing cases can distort statistics and decisions. Explore bullet-hole patterns on returning aircraft, adjust the deadliness of hits to compare all planes with survivors, and answer scenarios about founders, buildings, and product reviews to identify who was left out.

Use cases

  • Students learning statistics and cognitive biases
  • Teachers introducing survivorship bias through visual examples
  • Teams practicing critical thinking and evidence evaluation
  • Anyone exploring how selection effects change conclusions

Features

  • Interactive armour-placement challenge using bullet-hole counts across aircraft parts
  • Adjustable deadliness control comparing all dispatched planes with returning planes
  • Explanations showing how missing aircraft alter observed percentages
  • Three quizzes about missing failures in success stories, buildings, and reviews
  • Mission-style goals with reshuffled rounds and progress challenges