(May 26, 2015 at 4:06 pm)robvalue Wrote: That is something that annoys me, I've heard it a lot from some very ignorant people. Because there may be a general difference in the average of some statistic/ability between two subsets of people, it is assumed that any two random people from each set will follow that pattern. Statistically they will most of the time, but just look at the two people in question and find out! Why try and make a predictive model of people you have right in front of you?
Because time is money and you've evolved to follow stereotypes. If you think blacks are stronger than whites and you need ten laborers who only need to be strong, you're going to want to interview just blacks.
