Wulri@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agoAmericans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groupslemmy.worldimagemessage-square296linkfedilinkarrow-up1843arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1822arrow-down1imageAmericans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groupslemmy.worldWulri@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agomessage-square296linkfedilinkfile-text
Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population
minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoSometimes you see data and just know that the methodology had to have been shit. The average response thought 30% of the US was in NY?! No fucking chance.
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoMaybe the average person is stupid
Sometimes you see data and just know that the methodology had to have been shit.
The average response thought 30% of the US was in NY?! No fucking chance.
Maybe the average person is stupid
You can drop the “maybe.”