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mvdtnzlast Saturday at 6:11 PM3 repliesview on HN

Venezuelans didn't leave because they were "biased", good grief. They left because they were suffering under poverty, hyperinflation and violence.


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ceejayozlast Saturday at 9:57 PM

There’s still a selection bias involved, just as there is with Cubans in Florida.

Those that leave are mainly the ones with means and/or the ones who feel strongest about it.

integralidlast Sunday at 1:27 PM

The set of people that left their country is not random, and certainly statistically biased.

array_key_firstlast Saturday at 10:48 PM

That's not what they said. They said people who left are inherently biased, because they had to leave, which makes perfect sense.