tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191139236415584508.post8410235100975727508..comments2023-11-05T12:01:00.970+00:00Comments on WhyNotSmile: Dodgy Mathematics Special Edition, Part 2: For The Slow People At The BackScatterCodehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303268210112033871noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191139236415584508.post-78408656345642022852008-12-24T19:10:00.000+00:002008-12-24T19:10:00.000+00:00It has been said that arts students are just faile...It has been said that arts students are just failed science students...Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191139236415584508.post-52362465005108081932008-12-21T23:26:00.000+00:002008-12-21T23:26:00.000+00:00Never mind percentages... when the lame-brains at ...Never mind percentages... when the lame-brains at the BBC couldn't work out that it was mathematically impossible for the voting public to save Tom from the dance off last week, that was final proof that as a nation we are innumerate... Although perhaps it demonstrates the truth of the widely held belief that the Beeb is dominated by Oxbridge classics scholars and polytechnic media studies graduates...Virtual Methodisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11216521507646356414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191139236415584508.post-6641524247384952832008-12-21T22:47:00.000+00:002008-12-21T22:47:00.000+00:00People don't understand percentages ... that's is ...People don't understand percentages ... that's is clearly evidenced by peoples misunderstanding of house prices. Prices up by 50%, then down by 35% - "hey that's OK, prices are still 15% higher than at the start!!!"<BR/><BR/>Eh ... nil point! Your house is now worth less than at the start.<BR/><BR/>Maybe if people understood maths then we would have a stable economy!?!? (not bloody likely)Northern Focushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707358010235805416noreply@blogger.com