It's a common problem when reporting on changes of some percentage value. I guess it's more dramatic to say "increased by 50%" rather than "increased by 0.5 points"
Common example headline: "Inflation up by 100%" when it went from 1% to 2%. The headline implies goods & services are now 2x more expensive than before, which is not the case.
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It's a common problem when reporting on changes of some percentage value. I guess it's more dramatic to say "increased by 50%" rather than "increased by 0.5 points"
Common example headline: "Inflation up by 100%" when it went from 1% to 2%. The headline implies goods & services are now 2x more expensive than before, which is not the case.