Comment by VyseofArcadia
2 years ago
Why are some statistics awkwardly phrased in terms of "per 1000", "per 10k", "per 100k", etc. when we have a perfectly good shorthand for that?
13.9 per 1000 is 1.39%.
Just to be clear, this is not directed at parent, because it is phrased that way on the web page they cited. I'm just hoping someone here has the answer.
I remember reading somewhere that people, on average, understand integer ratios better than they understand percentages. As in you you write 283 out of 10,000 vs. 2.83% and then ask comprehension questions the former shows much better comprehension.
As a side note, I have personally encountered large number of adults who are unable to restate a percentage as a fraction, and even the idea that a percentage represents a fractional value is foreign to them.