The anchoring happens more easily to those individuals who are either not sure, or don't have clear picture of a problem, or don't understand its nature. However, he does not decide to quit smoking. Most individuals 'in principle' appreciate the law of large numbers. Therefore, in order to satisfy the user's needs more adequately, an objective interpretation of facts and statistical data should accompany the actual data. It is a difficult task to accomplish in the framework of a spontaneously generated digital information world.
Users fail to appreciate the sample size.
This attitude somewhat resembles the insensitivity to prior probabilities. Users who fail to appreciate the sample size, often make decisions with confidence. That is, in case of small samples information sources are known, while otherwise, such sources tend to be anonymous. Consequently, he is not going to favor criticism by any of his subjects, even though it may originate from their best intentions. Redundancy among information sources decreases trustworthiness of the obtained information.