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About the Course

Most professions these days require more than general intelligence. They require in addition the ability to collect, analyze and think about data. Personal life is enriched when these same skills are applied to problems in everyday life involving judgment and choice. This course presents basic concepts from statistics, probability, scientific methodology, cognitive psychology and cost-benefit theory and shows how they can be applied to everything from picking one product over another to critiquing media accounts of scientific research. Concepts are defined briefly and breezily and then applied to many examples drawn from business, the media and everyday life. What kinds of things will you learn? Why it’s usually a mistake to interview people for a job. Why it’s highly unlikely that, if your first meal in a new restaurant is excellent, you will find the next meal to be as good. Why economists regularly walk out of movies and leave restaurant food uneaten. Why getting your picture on the cover of Sports Illustrated usually means your next season is going to be a disappointment. Why you might not have a disease even though you’ve tested positive for it. Why you’re never going to know how coffee affects you unless you conduct an experiment in which you flip a coin to determine whether you will have coffee on a given day. Why it might be a mistake to use an office in a building you own as opposed to having your office in someone else’s building. Why you should never keep a stock that’s going down in hopes that it will go back up and prevent you from losing any of your initial investment. Why it is that a great deal of health information presented in the media is misinformation....

Top reviews

TJ

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A pretty crucial look at the common fallacies and biases that influence the way we absorb information. This is highly recommended to all people.

MP

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This has been most excellent.

I found the baserate false alarm rate examples particularly useful and am inspired to use this in a new context

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By ALESSIO F

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May 10, 2020

A refreshing review of common thinking fallacies and biases, with practical hints to reduce them.

By Viviana L

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Aug 28, 2018

Game-changing. Probably life-changing, too -- but I can't base my evaluation on a single event :)

By Reinis L

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Jan 6, 2021

Super course, just sometimes the wording and phrases are too complicated for non native speakers

By sweta d

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Jun 25, 2019

Great course,! Great instructor! This course is very helpful for everyone all across the board.

By Tidie R

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Jun 7, 2020

Great course to resharpen your analytical skill by knowing the foundation of logical reasoning.

By Munawar H

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Nov 1, 2017

I had great time and learned to see in new point of view and think in many ways as it requires.

By Prakhar C

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Aug 6, 2021

Great course on introducing principles of logical deduction and finding optimality of choices.

By Roger D W

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Aug 8, 2018

Excellent course! Well thought out and constructed, very interesting content, highly relevant.

By Rodrigo H

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Oct 21, 2020

One of my best courses at Coursera! I'll use a lot more of Critical Thinking in my decisions.

By Faris B

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Jul 5, 2020

Great course on how to think about real-world problems and making more effective decisions.

By Ted v

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Jun 28, 2024

Excellent teacher. If only my high school and college professors were tis straightforward.

By Daniele S

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Apr 12, 2023

Very nice overview of basic concepts for improved critical thinking in various situations.

By вася д

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Aug 15, 2020

The team did a great job in saving your time and making it fun simultaniously. Great job!

By Albert R

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Apr 2, 2020

It is really useful because it provides you some tools you can use in your everyday life.

By Nichols A

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Jul 23, 2023

Very nice selection of topics, but you may finish the course with a wish to dive deeper!

By Elsayed A

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Jun 20, 2023

best course you will ever take in your life , do yourself a favor and stud it carefully

By Rama D

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Oct 8, 2023

Really enjoyed learning about tools for reasoning and making decisions in this course.

By hans a

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Sep 19, 2020

It was a great course, I have never thought about statistics and philosophy like that.

By Janka

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May 21, 2020

Great course. Very helpful for everyday thinking about important stuff in our lives.

By Toni K

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Sep 6, 2018

Stuff and techniques you need year 2018 going forward and not get taught in school.

By sachin s

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Sep 25, 2021

This is an eye opener and i feel more confident to make better decisions in future

By Darsh K W

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Sep 6, 2020

A must do course to understand the Why and how of statistics, reasoning and logic.

By Edvardas G

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Nov 27, 2018

Brilliant course and well taught by professor. Super content and given examples.

By Amit P

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Aug 15, 2020

Excellent course for learning critical thinking. Professor explains very well

By Augusto F P M

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Apr 14, 2020

Excellent Course, It make you think better than before, make better decisions!