AUTHOR=Magnus Jan R. , Peresetsky Anatoly A. 

TITLE=A Statistical Explanation of the Dunning–Kruger Effect

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.840180

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.840180

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>An explanation of the Dunning–Kruger effect is provided which does not require any psychological explanation, because it is derived as a statistical artifact. This is achieved by specifying a simple statistical model which explicitly takes the (random) boundary constraints into account. The model fits the data almost perfectly.</p><sec><title>JEL Classification</title><p>A22; C24; C91; D84; D91; I21</p></sec>