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rich_jacko (
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2014
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07:53 pm
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Bookworm poll
Partly because it's ages since I've posted a poll, and partly because I'm curious...
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grok-mctanys.livejournal.com
2014-01-26 01:14 am (UTC)
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The percentages have been calculated correctly, it's just that the wrong percentages have been calculated.
Take Q1. At the moment, the answers are A: 6 (24%), B: 4 (16%), C: 2 (8%), D: 5 (20%), E: 6 (24%), F: 2 (8%)
6 + 4 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 2 = 25. The percentages therefore are: 6/25 = 24%, 4/25 = 15%, etc...
But yes, it would be more interesting for the percentage to be the percentage of respondants who selected the option, rather than the percentage of the total number of responses to the question.
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mathcathy
2014-01-26 08:02 am (UTC)
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My point exactly, although perhaps the word "correctly" should have been "usefully".
I'm sure it used to be the percentage of respondents and it seems mad that they've changed this.
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Take Q1. At the moment, the answers are A: 6 (24%), B: 4 (16%), C: 2 (8%), D: 5 (20%), E: 6 (24%), F: 2 (8%)
6 + 4 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 2 = 25. The percentages therefore are: 6/25 = 24%, 4/25 = 15%, etc...
But yes, it would be more interesting for the percentage to be the percentage of respondants who selected the option, rather than the percentage of the total number of responses to the question.
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I'm sure it used to be the percentage of respondents and it seems mad that they've changed this.