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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1852746" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>That headline about Mac threats being up 400% touches on one of my pet peeves and happens quite often when discussing articles which summarize any kind of data. Using percentages this way can be very misleading. It can give a very misleading picture. </p><p></p><p>If I tell you, for example, that the number of hours I slept today is up 400% you get the impression that I slept an exceptionally long time. If I then explain that I slept less than two hours yesterday, your perception of how much I slept today might change radically. Statements like that aren't factually inaccurate but they are misleading without the additional context which is often buried. As a side note they seem to occur more often when the author seems to have reached a conclusion and wants to push readers one way or the other.</p><p></p><p>×</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1852746, member: 131855"] That headline about Mac threats being up 400% touches on one of my pet peeves and happens quite often when discussing articles which summarize any kind of data. Using percentages this way can be very misleading. It can give a very misleading picture. If I tell you, for example, that the number of hours I slept today is up 400% you get the impression that I slept an exceptionally long time. If I then explain that I slept less than two hours yesterday, your perception of how much I slept today might change radically. Statements like that aren't factually inaccurate but they are misleading without the additional context which is often buried. As a side note they seem to occur more often when the author seems to have reached a conclusion and wants to push readers one way or the other. × [/QUOTE]
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