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How to manage biases

How to manage biases

- [Alyssa] Hello and welcome to another video from the module, Attribution. After seeing the cognitive biases and logical fallacy, let's learn together in this lesson how to manage them. Now that we gather at some knowledge to identify biases and logical fallacies, it's about time to see how we can avoid them or manage them or mitigate them, which is the main objective of this lesson. Basically, the cognitive bias mitigation consists on the reduction of negative effects of cognitive biases, but can we totally avoid our biases? My answer is no. Errors in analysis may happen and it is extremely difficult exercise for analysts to defeat their biases, especially the experience at once. By improving understanding of biases, it becomes easier to identify and mitigate the impact of flawed reasoning and decision-making conventions. An increasing number of academic and professional disciplines are identifying means of cognitive…

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