The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 2 days agoAmericans were asked "What percentage of American adults _____" compared with the true proportion.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down113
arrow-up1269arrow-down1external-linkAmericans were asked "What percentage of American adults _____" compared with the true proportion.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI wonder if the questions were phrased like “none/some/many/most/all” and not percentages? I don’t know how else a significant sample size would end up with an average guess that 1/3 of the US population lives in NYC.
I wonder if the questions were phrased like “none/some/many/most/all” and not percentages?
I don’t know how else a significant sample size would end up with an average guess that 1/3 of the US population lives in NYC.