Percentage change

1. City budget in 2005 is $4 million; 2006 is $5 million.  How much of an increase?
   • Difference: $5 million – $4 million = $1 million. 
   • Divided by original amount: $1 million / $4 million = ¼ or 25 percent increase
2. City budget in 2005 is $5 million; 2006, $4 million.  How much of a decrease?
   • Difference = $1 million
   • Divided into original amount: $1 million / $5 million = 1/5 or 20 percent increase
3. State budget in 2007 is $47 billion; in 2008, it is $64 billion. How much of an increase?
   • Difference = $17 billion
   • Divided into original amount: $17 billion / $47 billion = 36.2 percent increase

Consideration for polls and other information

• The source of information
  • Objective?
  • Organizational bias?
• Sample size 
  • Large enough?  Margin of error?
• Wording of questions 
  • “Does the government waste your hard-earned money?”
• Demographics
  • Who is represented (or not represented)?

 

Contact

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