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"7/67" this is why general public likes percentages. Or "one in X" type of ratios. Next up: (e^-1)/3*3 children who got the COVID shot... There's this saying
by cies 2y ago
"7/67" this is why general public likes percentages. Or "one in X" type of ratios.
Next up: (e^-1)/3*3 children who got the COVID shot...
There's this saying in UX: don't make me think.
- zxexz 2y agoI also prefer not to have to think too hard when reading a headline. "7/67" saved me from thinking "10.4%? What's N?".
- LarsDu88 2y agoYeah but then you get headlines like 10% of children get cancer. How many children? 10 children? A million children? When the sample sizes are small, it's better to just give the fraction IMO.