Maths people! I need help! Imagine this. I have a table, with three rows of different categories of people (wealthy, average, poor). The columns show how many of each group save in a particular way (cash, goods etc). I want to show which groups seem to prefer which method. My girlfriend says I cant use percentages (or an indice from 0-1), because there are multiple options, and it will never add up to 100%. Its true, there are multiple savings methods. Am I allowed to use percentage anyway? Or is that misleading.
Thanks!
2006-07-27 23:49:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
U can use % but
representing the result in a graph
would be more suitable.
A 2D graph
2006-07-28 01:13:08 · answer #1 · answered by Blood 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Your girlfriend is incorrect. You CAN use percentages in this case.
For example, if there are 50 people total in cash group, 15 of them are wealthy, 25 are average, and 10 are poor, you'd have the following %breakdowns:
Wealthy--30%
Average--50%
Poor--20%
2006-07-28 12:56:29 · answer #2 · answered by msoexpert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can use %. Even some chose several options, it can never be over 100 % for each option. The group is 100 %
2006-07-28 06:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by Tones 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can use percentage % any where every where best way to indicate law of averages
2006-07-28 07:02:17 · answer #4 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋