People react differently to hearing 'Procedure X has a 70 percent chance of survival' and 'Procedure Y has a 30 percent chance of death.' Phrased that way, people flock to Procedure X, even though the numbers are the same.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sometimes the probabilities are very close to certainties, but they're never really certainties.
But to us, probability is the very guide of life.
Life is for the living. I was a little scared before surgery 'cause of the release you sign that says there's always a very small percent chance that you'll die during the operation.
Eighty percent of all choices are based on fear. Most people don't choose what they want; they choose what they think is safe.
I have no qualms about saying I am more confident in the medical treatment in America. The breast cancer survival rate is 20 per cent higher than in the UK.
One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.
The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.
When my little son, Prince, had health issues as a baby, we were told that he had a 20 percent chance of survival.
Chance is a name for our ignorance.
I think all of us certainly believed the statistics which said that probably 88% chance of mission success and maybe 96% chance of survival. And we were willing to take those odds.