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Additionally, I don't like the percent increases on absolute numbers. I feel like some normalized data (either per capita, or per capita in specific metropolita
by GolfyMcG 11y ago
Additionally, I don't like the percent increases on absolute numbers. I feel like some normalized data (either per capita, or per capita in specific metropolitan areas) would be very helpful.
Ie. Fake example, The crime in San Francisco shot up by 400% - woah! So much more crime. The population in San Francisco also shot up by 10,000%. Oh, so you're telling me that the ratio of criminals to non-criminals dropped by 95%?
- GolfyMcG 11y agoPs. I don't know why I expect a better analysis from this article since it's in Slate...
- skwirl 11y agoHaving seen the numbers, they are actually referring to the crime rate, and not raw crimes.
- JackFr 11y agoYour cognitive bias is showing. Common sense should tell you that a 400% increase is outstripping population growth, but here are the numbers: US population went from 183M to 252M during that period.
- talmand 11y ago>> Ie. Fake example