Before revision: Although Londoners developed specific theories about the pattern of impacts within London, a statistical analysis by R. D. Clarke originally published in 1946 showed that the impacts of V-2 rockets on London were a close fit to a random distribution.Gilovich, 1991 p. 19 Similar biases Using this cognitive bias in causal reasoning may result in the Texas sharpshooter fallacy .
After revision: , in which when differences in data are ignored and similarities are overemphasizedAlthough Londoners developed specific theories about the pattern of impacts within London, a statistical analysis by R. D. Clarke originally published in 1946 showed that the impacts of V-2 rockets on London were a close fit to a random distribution.Gilovich, 1991 p. 19 Similar biases Using this cognitive bias in causal reasoning may result in the Texas sharpshooter fallacy .