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[Amirit]

Please, do not feel offended right away. That article just full of interesting facts among those "ignorance" measurements, like rate of unemployment, for example.

 

http://www.workopoli...D=721:19L:14946

 

Here, on example of Canada:

 Everything we think we know is wrong

 

• Canadians surveyed think that 35% of the population of this country are immigrants. It’s actually only 21%.
• We believe that 49% of the population self-identify as being Christians. In reality many more people – 69% actually do.
• Conversely we think that 20% of the people here are Muslim, but they really make up just 2% of the Canadian population.
• We also think that there are a lot more teen pregnancies than actually occur. Survey respondents said that 15% of girls aged 15-19 years old give birth each year. Only 1% actually do.
• We think that the population is much older than it actually is as well. Canadians guessed that 39% of the population was over 65 years old. In reality it’s just 14%.
• We also think fewer Canadians vote in national elections than actually do. Respondents said that 51% of the eligible population voted in the last federal election. It was 61%.
• Participants said that 23% of the population is unemployed and looking for work. It’s actually just under 7%.

[Vroom Vroom]

This is interesting, I actually expected the U.S. to place higher. 

[bmwcrazy]

This is interesting, I actually expected the U.S. to place higher.

We can't settle for second place. Gotta aim to be first.

USA! USA!

[Shepenwepet]

We also think that there are a lot more teen pregnancies than actually occur. Survey respondents said that 15% of girls aged 15-19 years old give birth each year. Only 1% actually do.

I was once told that Nova Scotia (where I live) had the highest teen pregnancy rate in the country. Judging by the amount of kids with kids around here, I'd believe that 1% of all Canadians is in fact from my town.

Actual overheard quote:

"I'm 15 and my baby is 3, I don't need no school."

[SlottsMachine]

I predict this thread will go on without any problem at all

 

That's it! I have had about enough of you!!

 

[Fidite Nemini]

As if 1000 (let alone 500) people were even close to give a representative median for entire nations with populations in the tens of millions.

 

 

Nothing but sensationalist blabbering.

[Han Shot First]

The poll also fails to reveal the most ignorant countries in the world, because research was only conducted in 14 of them. There are 195 countries in the world today. 

[Sigma Tauri]

As if 1000 (let alone 500) people were even close to give a representative median for entire nations with populations in the tens of millions.

 

 

Nothing but sensationalist blabbering.

 

Then, what is a mathematically appropriate sample size in this situation?

[BroBear Berbil]

Seems like a pretty useless index. People are off on their estimations, wow!

 

There was a story 2 or 3 years ago, about how Americans thought 1/4 of the population is gay even though the actual amount is more like 2-4%. Media probably played a huge role in that perception.

 

Most ignorant countries is also a pretty harsh name given that they only polled in 14 countries, all but two of which were Western.

[Fishy]

Because most people get their information from the media or from ear to ear. It's nothing surprising. Although it a bit nitpicking. We can't be educated in everything.

[Cyonan]

People often don't know exact percentages and overestimate on the bad things.

 

I'm not entirely convinced we needed a survey to figure that out.

[Fidite Nemini]

Then, what is a mathematically appropriate sample size in this situation?

 

How accurate do you want to be?

[Jeremiah12LGeek]

I predict this thread will go on without any problem at all

 

I certainly can't see any potential for misunderstandings.

 

 

 

 

Now to spam the "report" button... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Note: Above was a joke... just in case.)

[Fidite Nemini]

I certainly can't see any potential for misunderstandings.

 

 

 

 

Now to spam the "report" button... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Note: Above was a joke... just in case.)

 

 

Which of the above?

[Sigma Tauri]

 

How accurate do you want to be?

 

Thank you.