• half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    A lot seems out of place.

    Is it useful to know that liberal arts majors are 7.9 unemployed without the larger context of how many liberal arts majors there are?

    I might not be explaining myself well, but it feels like there is an error with the chart. Not exactly the same type of write you get from every map of x thing just being another population density map, but the same type of error for not adjusting for that type of thing.

    I’m other words, I thought liberal arts was the most common major so I would’ve expected it to be closer to the national average.

    • bhmnscmm@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      The total number of LA holders is irrelevant since everything is presented on a percentage basis. The fact that it isn’t close to the national average is evidence of being different from the overall population.

      Although, I suppose an overabundance of LA degree holders could lead to higher unemployment. But that doesn’t change the conclusions that can be drawn from the chart.