tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495971764170848323.post6053087297277921873..comments2024-03-22T06:53:58.375+00:00Comments on When I'm King: Practical MagicBatsbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426643733506493701noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495971764170848323.post-88345929066423083082016-10-21T17:46:08.210+01:002016-10-21T17:46:08.210+01:00I have been noticing a steady decline in ability, ...I have been noticing a steady decline in ability, accompanied by a steadily reducing sense of shame about it. I swear they are taught not to give maths the priority it deserves.Batsbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426643733506493701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495971764170848323.post-42091569284170437132016-10-21T14:08:34.160+01:002016-10-21T14:08:34.160+01:00Ha ha very good.
But you make a serious point.
...Ha ha very good.<br /><br />But you make a serious point. <br /><br />Have you noticed how, even in supposedly quality papers, the writers are unable to distinguish between a value and its differential?<br /><br />My favourite example: small headline in the Daily Telegraph "Scottish food price doubles in a year". Thinking this unlikely, I read the article, to find that that actual thing was that the rate of increase of the price had gone up from 1.8 to 3.4 or some such.<br /><br />This is typical.<br /><br />I am entirely ready to believe the assertion about sub-prime mortgages.Weekend Yachtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262853091154005651noreply@blogger.com