Comment on Percentages
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 months ago
well it’s ambiguous. Its also a sloppy way of expressing an increase by 80 percentage points.
Comment on Percentages
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 months ago
well it’s ambiguous. Its also a sloppy way of expressing an increase by 80 percentage points.
friendlymessage@feddit.org 3 months ago
That’s not sloppy, that’s simply wrong
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 months ago
Fair enough, I’m inclined to agree. It’s a relatively common error though, still leaving it ambiguous outside of circles where you expect people to express themselves with mathematical precision.