Publications [#266038] of Dan Ariely

Journal Articles

1. Ariely, D, Better than average? When can we say that subsampling of items is better than statistical summary representations?, Perception & psychophysics, vol. 70 no. 7 (October, 2008), pp. 1325-1326, ISSN 0031-5117
   (last updated on 2024/04/19)

   Abstract:
   Myczek and Simons (2008) have described a computational model that subsamples a few items from a set with high accuracy, showing that this approach can do as well as, or better than, a model that captures statistical representations of the set. Although this is an intriguing existence proof, some caution should be taken before we consider their approach as a model for human behavior. In particular, I propose that such simulation-based research should be based on a more expanded range of phenomena and that it should include more accurate representations of errors in judgments.