The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 5 days agoAmericans were asked "What percentage of American adults _____" compared with the true proportion.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square112linkfedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down114
arrow-up1266arrow-down1imageAmericans were asked "What percentage of American adults _____" compared with the true proportion.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square112linkfedilink
minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days 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.