A Statistical Explanation of the Dunning–Kruger Effect

An explanation of the Dunning–Kruger effect is provided which does not require any psychological explanation, because it is derived as a statistical artifact. This is achieved by specifying a simple statistical model which explicitly takes the (random) boundary constraints into account. The model fi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Magnus, Jan R., Peresetsky, Anatoly A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
Materias:
Psychology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8992690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35401341
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.840180
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Sumario:An explanation of the Dunning–Kruger effect is provided which does not require any psychological explanation, because it is derived as a statistical artifact. This is achieved by specifying a simple statistical model which explicitly takes the (random) boundary constraints into account. The model fits the data almost perfectly. JEL CLASSIFICATION: A22; C24; C91; D84; D91; I21

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