Term
natural experiment
A situation in which history itself runs the experiment: similar groups end up in different conditions, and you can compare where that led them.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, Jared Diamond
Explained in
- Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, Jared Diamond
- Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
A situation in which life itself has split people into groups by chance, so you can compare the results without setting up an experiment on purpose.