Politifact. “The US has more mass shootings … than the other 10 nations combined, partly because it has a much bigger population.” Um ...
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@davidfrum Based on this chart, the number of incidents in America dwarfs all the other countries combined by a long shot.
@davidfrum comparing America to small countries with 1 or 2 major incidents was downright stupid
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@johnlegend@davidfrum but comparing America to small countries with zero major incidents is also misguided, for much the same reason. -
@johnlegend@davidfrum some small countries get lucky, others get unlucky. -
@AlanMCole@johnlegend@davidfrum "# of victims" is skewed by many factors. Stat should be shootings to population.pic.twitter.com/6AZoVpyM1F
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@AlanMCole@johnlegend@davidfrum And even then, to your point, there's the issue of statistical significance in very small countries.
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