“Illusory superiority effect” in ELO

I love this game, I love this community, but just a small complaint.

Just like nearly 90% of the people think they are an above average driver, seemingly 90% of all players on this Reddit claim to have an ELO of more than 1300. In fact almost everyone seems to argue that a 1300-1400 ELO is “low-to-average”.

This is statistically impossible, as a recent ELO distribution has shown that a 1300-1400 ELO is almost 2 standard deviations higher than the mean. Consequently this ELO means you are at least in the top 10% of all players.

While it is possible that there is some selection bias and that people actively browsing this Reddit are better than average, I do not believe this sample bias is high enough to explain this mismatch.

If people are reading this, please abstain from telling others you are a 1300+ ELO player, when you are not. I for one am proud to admit I am a ~ 1100 players!

Anyway, thank you for listening to my rant!

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👤︎ u/AlarmedContribution7

📅︎ Dec 29 2021

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TIL Bertrand Russel said "in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt". This is actually a bias called the Dunning–Kruger effect which says unskilled individuals feel an illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their analysis to be much better than it is. spring.org.uk/2012/06/the…

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👤︎ u/TheHenandtheSheep

📅︎ Mar 07 2015

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"You are the embodiment of the Dunning–Kruger effect and illusory superiority."

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👤︎ u/barnyard303

📅︎ Oct 13 2018

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StackOverflow Survey: Is this an example of the Illusory Superiority effect?

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👤︎ u/rjsr03

📅︎ Apr 09 2019

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TIL the Dunning–Kruger effect : Is a cognitive bias wherein people of low ability suffer from illusory superiority. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun…

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👤︎ u/ragequito

📅︎ Apr 06 2018

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The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias, wherein persons of low ability suffer from illusory superiority en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun…

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👤︎ u/arnet

📅︎ Jun 22 2017

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TIL: the Dunning–Kruger effectis a cognitive bias in which people of low ability have illusory superiority and mistakenly assess their cognitive ability as greater than it is. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun…

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👤︎ u/GreenTeaOnMyDesk

📅︎ Jul 01 2018

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TIL: The Dunning-Kruger Effect (illusory competence/superiority) was initially based on a bank robber who thought lemon juice would make his face invisible to security cameras. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun…

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👤︎ u/Anticipator1234

📅︎ Feb 18 2018

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WTW for illusory superiority in this sense (not hypocritical): E.g: A Nigerian finds it annoying that all Nigerians eat apples. However, he also eats Apples. So he is putting him self on a ---------------? (another example inside, sorry for my bad explanation)

Now that I read my title, its not the best example: Another example:

As a 100% full born Brit, why do I love you guys but fucking hate all of you outside the UK. Why are the Brits famously bad tourists - Fact or myth?

Am I putting myself on a --------------?

or I am putting myself on a -------------.

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👤︎ u/Nedks

📅︎ Dec 18 2017

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We Get it, Everybody Sucks at 2v2. Especially your teammate. It's called Illusory Superiority.

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👤︎ u/Prometheus_reddit

📅︎ Jul 28 2017

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Trump is the definition of the Dunning–Kruger Effect: A cognitive bias in which low-ability individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability as much higher than it really is.

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👤︎ u/Z0MGbies

📅︎ Oct 21 2016

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TIL that Illusory superiority is a phenomenon where people regard themselves as generally better than others, no matter what the facts are. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ill…

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👤︎ u/peligroy2k

📅︎ Apr 22 2016

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The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias wherein unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability to be much higher than is accurate. This bias is attributed to a metacognitive inability of the unskilled to recognize their ineptitude. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/D…

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👤︎ u/timan72

📅︎ May 10 2015

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Illusory superiority

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👤︎ u/CookieTheSlayer

📅︎ Nov 20 2015

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EMSK Dunning–Kruger effect - A cognitive bias wherein unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability much higher than is accurate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun…

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👤︎ u/admin-mod

📅︎ Feb 19 2015

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☼R:ILPersona: Ep. 1.12: The End Of Your Illusory Superiority ilpersona.com/pages/1-12

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👤︎ u/rilpersona

📅︎ Jan 17 2018

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TIL that 64% of American drivers rate themselves as better than average drivers. This is probably due to a phenomenon known as illusory superiority. prnewswire.com/news-relea…

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👤︎ u/sexdrugswine89

📅︎ Sep 10 2013

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TIL The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun…

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👤︎ u/lifeisacarnival

📅︎ Jul 23 2012

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[#78] TIL Bertrand Russel said "in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt". This is actually a bias called the Dunning-Kruger effect which says unskilled individuals feel an illusory superiority, mistakenly assessi [todayilearned] 169 comments reddit.com/r/todayilearne…

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👤︎ u/amProbablyPooping

📅︎ Mar 08 2015

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Dear Reddit, How do I overcome of "Illusory superiority" condition?

I read a comment about Illusory superiority. Is it bad to think I am superior to the next person? (In reality, I am not). But I think this condition is keeping me down. How do I overcome this, Reddit?

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👤︎ u/BlurryFont

📅︎ Jul 29 2011

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TIL about Illusory superiority. Think YOU'RE an above-average driver?

Drivers and traffic are bad... well just about everywhere I've been.

Is there really a way to objectively determine how your skills match up when you're the one determining? Have you ever driven a car at it's limits?

And that is different from knowing the rules and process. YES everyone going faster should enjoy the slower drivers staying right. But how does you knowing that as you sit behind the slow car in the left lane make you above average vs a lawful driver?

My favorite George Carlin quote: "Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? "

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👤︎ u/FarnsworthYesIAm

📅︎ Oct 09 2011

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MFW when I talk to someone who clearly suffers from illusory superiority.