Percentages: The most useful statistics ever invented

The ratio of interest is the percentage of younger women whose baby is of low birthweight (10/50, or 20%) divided by the percentage of older women whose baby is of low birthweight (15/150, or 10%). ... out of 4X5 = 20 total comparisons, yielding a "percentage exceeding" value of 9/20, or .45, or 45%. ... In this book I have tried to explain why ... ................
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