overrepresents
Skews the count
Overrepresents means to represent in greater proportion than is accurate or warranted.
A survey overrepresents a group when that group makes up a larger share of respondents than of the actual population: The sample overrepresents college graduates.
The term appears frequently in discussions of polling, media coverage, and institutional composition.
Distorts or angles
- distortsMisrepresents or deforms
- inflatesFills with gas
- biasesUnfair inclinations toward something
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
weighted · magnifies · amplifies · outliers · sampling · demographics · survey · census
Depiction of someone
- depictionRepresentation in art
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- visibilityRange of clear sight
narrative · framing · spotlight · airtime · headlines · amplifies · prominence · spotlight
Manipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- electoralConcerning choosing representatives
- constituenciesElectoral regions or supporter groups
- malapportionmentUnequal distribution of representation
- seatsPlaces to sit
delegation · voting · legislature · proportional · districts · parliament · quota · minority
skews
Distorts or angles
disproportionate · weighted · magnifies · amplifies · outliers · sampling · demographics · survey · census · polling
portrayal
Depiction of someone
- depictionRepresentation in art
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
- coverageExtent of inclusion
visibility · narrative · framing · spotlight · airtime · headlines · amplifies · prominence · spotlight · tokenism
gerrymandering
Manipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- electoralConcerning choosing representatives
- constituenciesElectoral regions or supporter groups
- malapportionmentUnequal distribution of representation
seats · delegation · voting · legislature · proportional · districts · parliament · quota · minority · majority
overrepresentsunderrepresents
Fails to proportionally reflect
underreports · undercounts · underestimates · marginalizes · excludes