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Originally Posted by bizaro86
Illusory superiority is a psychological effect, if you're giving a math test the difference between mean and median is absolutely fair game. You didn't specify which type of average you were using, and you implicitly assumed that voter competence was normally distributed (Or at least distributed in a symmetrical fashion). I think that underlying assumption is flawed.
See for example: https://www.adam-campbell.com/post/m...-than-average/ |
The math test was that 1/4 of people think they are above average and are wrong, but 1/3 of people who think they are above average are wrong. And I assume people who struggle to wrap their heads around both of those numbers at the same time are in that group, as 1/2 of people should get it and 1/4 of people probably wont try.
It was funny in my head, but now I'm explaining it, so it's not funny.
