*social justice, infographics

Americans overestimate the size of minority groups

Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and overestimate the size of majority groups
graph from the YouGov; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@jennalaib)

(Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)

Type of Graph: infographic/lollipop chart

Source: Orth, Taylor. “​​From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans.” YouGov: March 15, 2022.

Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups

 

Potential Math Content: infographics, lollipop chart, percentages, proportions, polling, data collection methodology, calculating the “biggest overestimate/underestimate”

Potential Content Connections: culture, United States, politics

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