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silentguy · 2024-12-17T17:55:53 1734458153

(57-39)/39 ~= 46

I think they meant 50% increase from the 39% .

water-data-dude · 2024-12-19T19:33:34 1734636814

Ah! It was early, my brain wasn’t working. I appreciate the restraint the HN community exercised in not mocking me, hahaha

Eisenstein · 2024-12-17T17:55:31 1734458131

50% of 39% is 18. Add to 39 to get 57%.

jedberg · 2024-12-17T18:05:45 1734458745

That's why we use points when talking about changes in percentages. :)

Imagine it was 100 people. 39 were aware. 50% of that is 20. So now 57 are aware, which is 18 more than before, which is pretty close to 20.

So yeah, it was a change in 50%, but it was only 18 points higher.