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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Tu voto importa más de lo que crees, según un estudio de Cornell

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Un politólogo de la Universidad de Cornell ha refutado estadísticamente dos décadas de investigación que afirmaba que los políticos ignoran a los votantes comunes. Los estudios usaban datos selectivos y caían en la paradoja de Simpson. El verdadero desequilibrio de influencia política está entre la ciudadanía general y los ultrarricos, no entre los grupos de ingresos medios y altos.

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