“If your data set has only one observation it doesn’t provide much evidence. That’s what the core of the anthropic principle is about.”
No, the anthropic principle is a bout selection bias.
If everyone who does Forex trading reports the results on the internet, then when I see someone reporting that they made money doing Forex, I should update my confidence that Forex trading is profitable. But if only people who make money in Forex report their results, then my update should be much smaller when I see someone reporting that they made money.
Side note: Chrome spell checker flags “anthropic” but not “Forex”. I find that sad.
“If your data set has only one observation it doesn’t provide much evidence. That’s what the core of the anthropic principle is about.” No, the anthropic principle is a bout selection bias.
If everyone who does Forex trading reports the results on the internet, then when I see someone reporting that they made money doing Forex, I should update my confidence that Forex trading is profitable. But if only people who make money in Forex report their results, then my update should be much smaller when I see someone reporting that they made money.
Side note: Chrome spell checker flags “anthropic” but not “Forex”. I find that sad.