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expectedUpvoteShare (in deltaExpectedUpvotes.go) returns the share of upvotes historically received on average at each rank. We want instead the share of upvotes that the average story would receive if we decided to show it at that rank.
This is different for the same reason that the probability that a hospitalized person will die is not the same as the probability that you will die if you choose to visit the hospital. The effect of rank on upvote rate is confounded by the fact that highly upvoted stories are more likely to be placed at rank 1, in the same way that the effect of hospitals on death is confounded by the fact that people who are dying are more likely to be placed in a hospital.
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expectedUpvoteShare (in deltaExpectedUpvotes.go) returns the share of upvotes historically received on average at each rank. We want instead the share of upvotes that the average story would receive if we decided to show it at that rank.
This is different for the same reason that the probability that a hospitalized person will die is not the same as the probability that you will die if you choose to visit the hospital. The effect of rank on upvote rate is confounded by the fact that highly upvoted stories are more likely to be placed at rank 1, in the same way that the effect of hospitals on death is confounded by the fact that people who are dying are more likely to be placed in a hospital.
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: