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Clustering illusion

Clustering illusion

Erroneously seeing patterns in randomness.

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  1. Apophenia

    Tendency to perceive connections between unrelated things.

    17%

  2. Alignments of random points

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    7.2%

  3. Poisson clumping

    Phenomenon of clustered random events.

    6.7%

  4. Gestalt psychology

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    4.3%

  5. Pareidolia

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    4%

  6. Statistical randomness

    Quality of a numerical sequence of having no recognizable patterns.

    1.4%

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    Perception of meaningful patterns or images in random or vague stimuli.

    42%

  2. Apophenia

    Tendency to perceive connections between unrelated things.

    21%

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  5. Parapsychology

    Study of paranormal and psychic phenomena.

    3.6%

  6. Poisson clumping

    Phenomenon of clustered random events.

    3.5%

  7. Alignments of random points

    Phenomenon in statistics.

    1.1%