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Trump supporters vs Clinton supporters

If there were 100 people, and 82 don't take advantage of low interest credit cards, wouldn't 50% more of 82 be 82+41 = 123? 89-82 = 7, and 7/82 = 8.5%. Am I somehow thinking about this wrong?

Besides, studies always seem to have errors of +/-4% or so, so it's possible the difference is negligible.

I was looking at it the other way around--the percentage that do.

That's why these kinds of statistics can be so deceptive, especially when dealing with small numbers. Let's say the numbers were 98% and 94%, you'd think the difference were negligible. But the flip side is 2% and 6%, which is a factor of three. That seems huge, right?

Lies, damned lies, and statistics, eh?
 
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