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Numbers alone can't tell a situation well. Eg of Mozambique PM measuring country's progress by 1st May parade n village house building speed.
— Mar 17, 2019 10:52AM
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The size instinct.
Factfulness is recognising when a lonely number seems impressive (small or large) and remembering that you could get the opposite impression if it were compared with or divided by some other relevant number.
Get things in proportion.
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Eg look at per person
— Feb 23, 2019 05:00AM
Factfulness is recognising when a lonely number seems impressive (small or large) and remembering that you could get the opposite impression if it were compared with or divided by some other relevant number.
Get things in proportion.
Compare
80 20
Divide
Eg look at per person
