Graphs about Religion

Graphs about Religion

The United States is More Religious Than Europe, But By How Much?

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Ryan Burge
May 05, 2025
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One of the most important questions that one has to ask in doing data work is pretty simple, “Compared to what?” If I make a graph that visualizes the partisanship of white evangelicals and it indicates that 60% of them are Republicans, the data means very little by itself. Every set of results needs to be held up against a “reference case.” So, in the …

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