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Clustering Illusion

Clustering Illusion is an optical illusion that occurs when a group of objects appear to be arranged in clusters, when in reality they are randomly distributed. It is an example of a cognitive bias, where the mind perceives patterns that are not actually present. Clustering Illusion can be seen

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The clustering illusion is the tendency to erroneously consider the inevitable "streaks" or "clusters" arising in small samples from random distributions to be non-random. The illusion is caused by a human tendency to underpredict the amount of variability likely to appear in a small sample of random or pseudorandom data.

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