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monicashen
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 Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:22 am Post subject: Question on percentages |
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Bloomberg radio listeners are:
-234% more likely to read the Wall Street Journal.
How do I interpret this?
Say if there are 100 non-Bloomberg radio listeners, there will be 234 Bloomberg radio listeners who are likely to read the Wall Street Journal. |
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lotus
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| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:38 am Post subject: |
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Yes.
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2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: Question on percentages |
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| monicashen wrote: |
Bloomberg radio listeners are:
-234% more likely to read the Wall Street Journal.
How do I interpret this?
Say if there are 100 non-Bloomberg radio listeners, there will be 234 Bloomberg radio listeners. |
1. Don't put a minus sign before "234", even if you intend it to be a hyphen. Anyway, it should be one uninterrupted sentence without the colon.
2. Many people will agree with your statement, but actually it is completely incorrect.
[color=blue]Consider the below.
If Bloomberg listeners are 34% more likely..........., there will be 134 Bloommberg listeners. (for every 100 non-Bloomberg listeners)
If Bloomberg listeners are 134% more likely........., there will be 234 Bloomberg listeners.
If Bloomberg listeners are 234% more likely.........., there will be 334 Bloomberg listeners.(not 234!!!!!)
It is extremely unfortunate that that completely incorrect interpretation is accepted as being correct.
This demonstrates that a language is not only based on meanings and grammar. It is also based on logic and common sense. |
Last edited by 2006 on Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:00 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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