alt Hacker NewsHalf of all Americans have lower than average understanding of statistics (or at least, lower understanding than the average American)
Half of all Americans have lower than average understanding of statistics (or at least, lower understanding than the average American)
Really?
Why not 5% of Americans having the same average level of understanding and only 47.5% having a lower than average understanding?
What assumptions are you making, and why should they be true?