I actually have pneumonia right now, so critical thinking is really
not my strong suite today, but you are all actually correct.

On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:22 PM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Confusing to use percentages or percent points when comparing two
> percent figures.
>
> On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 7:12 PM, Matthew Hunt <m...@pobox.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:07 PM, Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> You have a funny way of doing math. 100% is the total.
>>
>> No, he does math correctly, and knows the difference between
>> "percentage points" and "percent."
>>
>> 22% is 11 percentage points less than 33%. It is not 11% less.
>>
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