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Gilovich-Tversky hot hand study

The landmark 1985 study by Thomas Gilovich, Robert Vallone, and Amos Tversky demonstrating that the "hot hand" in basketball is a cognitive illusion — that apparent streaks are consistent with chance. (See Appendix A for full treatment and the Miller-Sanjurjo 2018 reanalysis.) *First introduced: Cha

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