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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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[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's shocking how bad normal people are with basic math

this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2025
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