Educational
Streetlight Effect Search
A search beam scans only the easy-to-measure area while stronger evidence remains outside the light.
Use cases
- —Explain why teams overuse data that is easy to measure
- —Show evidence outside the current search area
- —Warn viewers about analytics blind spots and biased investigation
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streetlight effectsearch biasmeasurement biasobservable datahidden evidenceresearchanalyticsdata sciencecritical thinkingcognitive biassamplingattentionevidencespotlightdecision makingeducationexplainermental model
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