Oh, I know, and I’m not seriously saying that just because California has the largest population it should have the largest representation in the NESCAC colleges—but it’s a pet peeve of mine when people start talking about how there’s, say, lots of Californians and very few Alaskans who do something, when the reason isn’t usually because Californians are more likely to do it than Alaskans are, it’s just that there’s a whole bunch more Californians.
Or, as xkcd put it: https://xkcd.com/1138/