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noduermeyesterday at 8:21 AM2 repliesview on HN

The bit about 10% of respondents claiming they had visited the International Space Station was funny. Reminded me of this nugget[0], which for people unfamiliar with the subject doesn't mean that 20% of Jews believe in Jesus... it means that 20% of the respondents to the poll were either deranged or confused, and self-identity as Jewish for no clear reason. It's analogous to "1 in 5 vegans say they eat meat."

https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-for-jesus-poll-15-of-jewi...


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JimDabellyesterday at 8:31 AM

See also: Lizardman's Constant is 4%.

https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/12/noisy-poll-results-and...

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antonvsyesterday at 9:20 AM

Something like 290 people have visited the ISS. If they all answered the survey and if the survey size was around 2900, then the 10% figure would be correct.