A neat science riddle – can you solve it?

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From the Endeavour by way of Marginal Revolution, who says:

During WWII, statistician Abraham Wald was asked to help the British decide where to add armor to their bombers. After analyzing the records, he recommended adding more armor to the places where there was no damage!

The RAF was initially confused. Can you explain? Click here to find out the answer.