"97 British MP's were asked "If you spin a coin twice, what is the probability of getting two heads?"
While most Conservative MPs selected the correct answer (25%), 77% of Labour MPs failed to answer the simple probability question correctly" (via @polygenicity)
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A higher proportion of MPs got the question right than the general public. In 2010 (15-18 October 2010) Ipsos MORI interviewed 1,028 members of the British Public (16-64 year olds) online. That survey showed that just 30% of the general public gave the correct answer to this same question – 10 percentage points lower than MPs. Just as with MPs, the most common answer was 50%."
https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/use-data-and-statistics
While most Conservative MPs selected the correct answer (25%), 77% of Labour MPs failed to answer the simple probability question correctly" (via @polygenicity)
...
A higher proportion of MPs got the question right than the general public. In 2010 (15-18 October 2010) Ipsos MORI interviewed 1,028 members of the British Public (16-64 year olds) online. That survey showed that just 30% of the general public gave the correct answer to this same question – 10 percentage points lower than MPs. Just as with MPs, the most common answer was 50%."
https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/use-data-and-statistics