Indexed Notes by Topic
Florence Nightingale
Insights:
- Coxcomb graph - developed by Florence Nightingale - showed in very visual terms that most of the British soldiers that died in the Crimean War had been killed by infection, not enemy soldiers.
Survivorship Bias
Insights:
- Survivorship bias plays a big role in investment funds. The ones that die don't show up in the numbers over time, inflating the average returns.
References:
- Abraham Wald: "Bullet hole problem" during WWII.