*social justice, scatterplot

Americans overestimate the size of minority groups – scatterplot edition

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

(Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)

Type of Graph: scatterplot

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 overestimate the size of majority groups

 

Potential Math Content: scatterplot, percentages, proportions, polling, data collection methodology, meaning of a line, meaning of individual data points, identifying trends

Potential Content Connections: culture, United States, politics

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