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2 in 3 People Often Encounter Hate Speech Online. (cdn.statcdn.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] EleventhHour 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is the same problem often encountered when reporting crime statistics. New York City, which has almost 9,000,000 residents, has a lot of reported crimes. However, when measured against the number of people who live there, it is, statistically, one of the safest cities in the country.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As usual, a statistic is made much more useful when looking at as per capita.

[–] EleventhHour 10 points 3 months ago

I’m glad that I learned basic statistical analysis in high school. Most people never get any education in statistics whatsoever. It’s responsible for a massive amount of misinformation and misunderstandings.