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Can either of you kindly help us understand in layman’s terms? (Or point to an informative URL resource?)

• jbattle 7y ago
  The way it makes sense to me is to invert the number you are looking at. 95 & 99 are very 'close together' But if you look at 5 & 1 - the first number is 5 times the second. Huge relative difference
  • around_here 7y ago
    Sure, but the deal is that at very small numbers, a massive change in % difference doesn’t translate in to a massive difference. It’s _entirely_ dependent on context. The raw stats are meaningless.
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• mekoka 7y ago
  The author is muddying the water for effect, that's why his explanation is confusing. To understand what he means, you should ignore the results expressed as percentages and instead focus on 1:19 vs 1:99. Now, imagine a grid, where the unit on the x-axis is "No", vs "Yes" on the y-axis. Place both studies in terms of their respective No/Yes relationship. Study A: 1:19, 2:38, 3:47, ... Study B: 1:99, 2:198, 3:297, ... Can you picture the difference in their slopes?