It’s a statement one makes when one is doing word manipulations. Where one sees a 35% on a piece of paper, doesn’t notice at all that this is from 11.9% to 8.7%, and decides that means that 35% of all patients will go from dying to not dying rather than 3.2%.
Where does the 35% come from?
A reduction from 11.9% to 8.7% means a decrease of 3.2%. As a fraction of the 11.9%, 3.2% is about 27% of the 11.9, not 35%.
Don’t say that. Say a decrease of 3.2 points. Or “percentage points,” for clarity. Worst case scenario is that people are confused, which is better than wrong.
Where does the 35% come from?
A reduction from 11.9% to 8.7% means a decrease of 3.2%. As a fraction of the 11.9%, 3.2% is about 27% of the 11.9, not 35%.
11.9% vs 8.7% is early plasma administration (0-3 days from diagnosis) vs late (4+ days).
13.7% is using low antibody count plasma, 8.9% is using high antibody count plasma. I guess this is the 35% reduction.
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Don’t say that. Say a decrease of 3.2 points. Or “percentage points,” for clarity. Worst case scenario is that people are confused, which is better than wrong.