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== New Jersey bias in Wikipedia ==
== New Jersey bias in Wikipedia ==
247 Wikipedians self-identify as [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Wikipedians_in_New_Jersey&until=User+New+Jersey Wikipedians in New Jersey. 196 self-identify as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_in_Pennsylvania Wikipedians in Pennsylvania]. The ratio of New Jerseyan to Pennsylvanians on Wikipedia is 5:4. But according to a poll conducted by the U. S. Census Bureau, the number of people living in New Jersey is 8,414,350, while the number living in Pennsylvania is 12,281,054, a ratio of 2:3. (5/4) / (2/3) = 1.875, leading to the conclusion that
247 Wikipedians self-identify as [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Wikipedians_in_New_Jersey&until=User+New+Jersey Wikipedians in New Jersey]. 196 self-identify as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_in_Pennsylvania Wikipedians in Pennsylvania]. The ratio of New Jerseyan to Pennsylvanians on Wikipedia is 5:4. But according to a poll conducted by the U. S. Census Bureau, the number of people living in New Jersey is 8,414,350, while the number living in Pennsylvania is 12,281,054, a ratio of 2:3. (5/4) / (2/3) = 1.875, leading to the conclusion that
Wikipedia is 87.5% more New Jerseyan than America as a whole.
Wikipedia is 87.5% more New Jerseyan than America as a whole.