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

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[โ€“] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Imagine thinking 1 in 5 people are trans... Just... This has to be a math understanding issue, right??

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