Citing " systemic errors, " the report detailed numerous breakdowns in communications within the Marine Corps electronic warfare squadron to which the plane belonged, within the Air Force and between those two agencies.
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Spinner, in a telephone interview, said, " by initiating disciplinary action against these individuals, that suggests that Pace agrees there was systemic error, which takes the spotlight off Ashby and the crew and says, ` Hey, there are other problems here . "'
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In many situations we use an item s availability, its perceived abundance, to quickly and accurately estimate quality and / or utility . [ 1 ] In other situations, the scarcity heuristic can lead to systemic errors or cognitive bias . [ 2]
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Spinner, referring to the disciplinary hearing for the other four officers in the squadron, said, " By initiating disciplinary action against these individuals, that suggests that Gen . Pace agrees there was systemic error, which takes the spotlight off Ashby and the crew and says, ` Hey, there are other problems here . "'
