Wulri@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-26 days agoAmericans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groupslemmy.worldimagemessage-square297linkfedilinkarrow-up1842arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1821arrow-down1imageAmericans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groupslemmy.worldWulri@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-26 days agomessage-square297linkfedilinkfile-text
Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population
minus-squarePhineaz@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoThis might just be a study of how our perception tends to disregard or “dilute” extreme numbers. Imagine someone had an accurate feel for these percentages. They might trend towards a less extreme value, producing a similar result.
This might just be a study of how our perception tends to disregard or “dilute” extreme numbers. Imagine someone had an accurate feel for these percentages. They might trend towards a less extreme value, producing a similar result.