Justin Wolfers(@JustinWolfers):Here’s the statistical problem with the Census Bureau’s 24,000 noncitizen voter claim:⁣ ⁣ When the thing you’re measuring is extremely rare, even tiny matching errors can pollute the well.⁣ ⁣ Bad data work can manufacture a scandal out of noise. More on Substack:

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Justin Wolfers@JustinWolfers

2026.08.28 14:15

Here’s the statistical problem with the Census Bureau’s 24,000 noncitizen voter claim:⁣ ⁣ When the thing you’re measuring is extremely rare, even tiny matching errors can pollute the well.⁣ ⁣ Bad data work can manufacture a scandal out of noise. More on Substack: