If something goes from 9% to 6%, is it a 3% decrease or a 33% decrease?

[BrunoPuntzJones]

What is the correct sentence structure?

Was having to watch some continuing education webinars the other day and the presenter kept saying things like:

50% of respondents said they favor renewal of HB 211, down 5% from 55% the month before.

Isn't that down 10% though?

 

[Braznor]

Absolute : 3%
Relatively : 33%

 

[mugs]

Either is acceptable... which makes both ambiguous.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Braznor
Absolute : 3%
Relatively : 33%

Win

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Braznor
Absolute : 3%
Relatively : 33%

This

 

[herm0016]

like when they raised the sales tax in michigan, the people for is said: its only a 2% raise! the people who actually know what the hell was going on said its a 50% increase. you pay 50% more, its a 50% increase.

 

[ElFenix]

it's a 33% decrease and a 3 percentage point decrease.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
it's a 33% decrease and a 3 percentage point decrease.

WINNER!!!

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: Tiamat

Originally posted by: ElFenix
it's a 33% decrease and a 3 percentage point decrease.

WINNER!!!

:beer:

 

[Zee]

Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante

Originally posted by: Tiamat

Originally posted by: ElFenix
it's a 33% decrease and a 3 percentage point decrease.

WINNER!!!

:beer:

It's down 3 percent, a 33 percent decrease

 

[jonks]

avoid percent, it's down one third

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante

Originally posted by: Tiamat

Originally posted by: ElFenix
it's a 33% decrease and a 3 percentage point decrease.

WINNER!!!

:beer:

 

[Turin39789]

whichever makes your point better and decieves who you want.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: Braznor
Absolute : 3%
Relatively : 33%

There ya go.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: Turin39789
whichever makes your point better and decieves who you want.

/thread

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: Turin39789
whichever makes your point better and deceives who you want.

/thread

Spin, spin, spin.