A Cornell University political scientist has statistically debunked two decades of influential U.S. research claiming politicians ignore ordinary voters. The flawed studies used selective data and triggered Simpson's paradox. The real gap in political influence, the new analysis finds, lies between the general public and the ultra-wealthy — not between middle- and upper-income groups.
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Votre vote compte plus que vous ne le croyez, selon Cornell

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Un politologue de l’Université Cornell a réfuté statistiquement vingt ans de recherches américaines influentes affirmant que les politiciens ignorent les électeurs ordinaires. Ces études reposaient sur des données sélectives et produisaient le paradoxe de Simpson. Le véritable déséquilibre d’influence politique se situe entre le grand public et les ultra-riches — et non entre les classes moyennes et aisées.

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