Survivorship Bias in Trans Survey

Majority of trans adults are happier after transitioning, survey finds A large majority of transgender adults say that transitioning has made them more satisfied with their life, according to a new survey. The survey conducted by the Washington Post and KFF is the largest nongovernmental survey of transgender adults that uses random samplings.

A screenshot of an English news headline and article about transgender adults reporting greater happiness after transitioning is paired with a diagram of a bullet-riddled airplane. The joke invokes survivorship bias, suggesting that a survey of surviving or reachable respondents may miss people who are absent from the sample and therefore distort the conclusion. EN: A screenshot of an English news headline and article about transgender adults reporting greater happiness after transitioning is paired with a diagram of a bullet-riddled airplane. The joke invokes survivorship bias, suggesting that a survey of surviving or reachable respondents may miss people who are absent from the sample and therefore distort the conclusion.

• @dustinthehead / 13239 2023-04-10