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The Dunning-Kruger effect may just be a data artefact (2020)

Hacker NewsPublished Aug 3, 2026

The Dunning-Kruger effect, originally described in 1999, suggests people with low ability overestimate their competence while experts slightly underestimate theirs. Recent analysis questions if this effect is a genuine cognitive bias or a statistical artifact.

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