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Is 2.1 percent large or small? For example, is it 50.0 vs 52.1 percent (and thus marginal), or 1.0 vs 3.1 percent (and thus massive)?
by fighterpilot 5y ago
Is 2.1 percent large or small? For example, is it 50.0 vs 52.1 percent (and thus marginal), or 1.0 vs 3.1 percent (and thus massive)?
- chairmanwow1 5y agofrom the paper: >> "an effect equal to 9% of the Black mean contact rate"
- hbrav 5y agoIn the main body of the paper they say "We find that distinctively Black names reduce the likelihood of employer contact relative to distinctively white names by 2.1 percentage points, an effect equal to 9% of the Black mean contact rate". I think we take that to mean that it's an absolute 2.1% reduction, and if it's also 9% relative reduction, then that would have black applicants getting a response 23.3% of the time, and white applicants 25.4%.
- rewq4321 5y agoIt's 2.1 percentage points which they say is about a 9% difference.
- CheezeIt 5y agoIt’s 25.1% vs. 23.0% response rates. Table 1.
- yarky 5y agoStatistically speaking, it could be a due to randomness, but that depends on the test statistics. I'd check the maths if I had any doubt about the conclusion ;)