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Derren Brown demonstrates survivorship bias with horse racing

ScepticaTV · Documentary · 47 min · 2011 · YouTube title: Derren Brown - The System (Full)
Why it's here

HN cites it as the classic demonstration of survivorship and confirmation bias in betting, trading and prediction claims.

What it covers

Derren Brown's TV special in which he convinces a person he has a system for predicting horse race winners, demonstrating how survivorship bias and selective outcomes can fake predictive powers.