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		WalterBright on Aug 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How do palm trees survive hurricanes? (2017) Survivor bias. The ones that don't survive a hurricane don't grow up.

photochemsyn on Aug 9, 2022 | [–]

Another phrase for 'survivor bias' is evolution under natural selection.

OneLeggedCat on Aug 9, 2022 | | [–]

Yeah he's not really using the term "survivor bias" in the way that statisticians do.

whyenot on Aug 9, 2022 | [–]

...and don't reproduce, and don't pass on their genes to future generations. Natural selection.

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