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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups (lemmy.world)
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Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (4 children)

People think 30% of the U.S population lives in New York?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Maybe the average person is stupid

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

You can drop the "maybe."

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