← Back to context Comment by asfodelsu 9 months ago Maybe: Most American people don't understand percentages? 2 comments asfodelsu Reply BrandoElFollito 8 months ago Most people, no matter the place.A lot if people are surprised when they discover that 100 + 50% - 59% is not 100.I do not like percentages myself, I would prefer we say 0.8 of something because the option becomes a simple multiplication and it is easier not to make mistakes disgruntledphd2 9 months ago Most people. They teach doctors to use frequency representations (i.e. 12 of 100) for a reason.
BrandoElFollito 8 months ago Most people, no matter the place.A lot if people are surprised when they discover that 100 + 50% - 59% is not 100.I do not like percentages myself, I would prefer we say 0.8 of something because the option becomes a simple multiplication and it is easier not to make mistakes
disgruntledphd2 9 months ago Most people. They teach doctors to use frequency representations (i.e. 12 of 100) for a reason.
Most people, no matter the place.
A lot if people are surprised when they discover that 100 + 50% - 59% is not 100.
I do not like percentages myself, I would prefer we say 0.8 of something because the option becomes a simple multiplication and it is easier not to make mistakes
Most people. They teach doctors to use frequency representations (i.e. 12 of 100) for a reason.