And this graph shows we can win. It also made me smile:
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Survey shows Americans opposed to using demographics in college admissions
I have a feeling that changes are coming in the next decade in how public universities admit students. Article here.
Survey data show that Democrats love censorship; Republicans do not
Compelling data on the transgender advantage in various sports
It is increasingly clear that testosterone suppression has little effect on sports performance, compared to the natural biological advantage that males have over females. What surprised me is the size of the advantage: in elite competitions, an advantage as little as 1% could mean the difference between winning big and losing. A research paper just published last month quantifies the male...
Important Data on the Capitol Hill Protests
First up, how bad was January 6th compared to other protests? RealClear Investigations does a deep dive and it is very illuminating: Next, who were the January 6th protesters in terms of their backgrounds, and how do they compare to the average American and known right-wing extremists? Here’s a hint: A main finding of this report is that the individuals charged for participating in the...
At least 1 in 10 U.S. adults carries a concealed handgun!
I’m generalizing a bit from this paper, which reports that 8% of U.S adults now have a concealed carry permit. The true number carrying concealed is much higher, as this astonishing graphic shows: Constitutional carry means a state resident can carry a concealed handgun by right, without applying for a permit; in right to carry states you need a permit that the authorities must issue unless...
Defensive gun uses are very common, but data issues keep them hidden
Basically, the media rarely reports on them, the main federal survey screens out too many by only asking for people who were victims of a crime, and the data archive used by reporters only includes events reported in the media: Americans who look only at the daily headlines would be surprised to learn that, according to academic estimates, defensive gun uses — including instances when guns are...
The public vastly underestimates spending on students and teacher salaries
From the 2021 EdNext poll: people underestimate per pupil spending by a whopping 42% and teacher salaries by 34%.
The political affiliation of college faculty
This guy actually tracked down the party registrations of almost 9,000 faculty members! Interestingly, he finds almost a quarter of faculty at liberal arts colleges aren’t registered to vote. If you assume these individuals are relatively apolitical, then the numbers would look quite a bit different. These are ratios of registered Democrats to Republicans: According to this graph, if you...
The “chart of the century”?
A thought-provoking chart, but I’m not sure this is the single-best chart of the century so far: Various observations that have been made about the huge divergence in price patterns over the last several decades include: a. The greater (lower) the degree of government involvement in the provision of a good or service the greater (lower) the price increases (decreases) over time, e.g...