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        1. This widely circulating tweet is based on a wrong reading of the source. The graph refers to the home addresses of college applicants, not the region of the schools to which they are applying. x.com/DKThomp/status/1783254310853201943
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        Here's the original source of that graph: commonapp.org/files/Common-App-Deadline-Updates-2023.12.01.pdf It's summary data applications that use the Common App, about 1.2 million/year out of 7. million total college applications. forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2023/03/30/college-applications-are-up-dramatically-in-2023/?sh=19b3b4619c4d
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      The Common App is becoming more popular, and the geographic spread is uneven. Here's the text above that graph. This is about a growing customer base, and therefore doesn't track the overall population of college applicants.
      oh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their API
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    The graph is "by student geography" — where the applicant lives, not the geography of the institutions to which they applied. That hasn't stopped branded "data experts" (@NateSilver538 ) from jumping to highlight spurious, even invented correlations. x.com/NateSilver538/status/1783278547995373611
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      If you have a six- or seven-digit follower count, for the love of God, check your sources before you use data as evidence. @NateSilver538 @DKThomp @TheAtlantic Also, Nate, I thought this was literally your brand.
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