TLDR Founders · MISCELLANEOUS

THE PATTERN SEEKING FALLACY

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We all do it - we all look for patterns. As humans, we tend to look for patterns everywhere, even in random data. However, this tendency can sometimes lead to misinterpretations, especially in marketing data. To avoid this, businesses should form a theory based on observed patterns and then specifically test that theory.