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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
"kay" wrote in message ... 'Sacha[_4_ Wrote: When I was about 4 or 5 I went to a small school where we used to chant our tables first lesson every morning. I know it's considered the 'wrong way' now (or is it?) but that method certainly made the tables stick in the mind. To this day, I recall my tables easily. Arguably, knowing ones tables is a lot less important than being able to understand percentages, differentials and probabilities. Often I see articles in the press in which percentages have been translated into fractions which are plain incorrect, hear people mix up "RPI is lower" with "prices are reducing", or see people worry unduly about a "50% increased risk" when the risk itself is so small that the change in behaviour to avoid the risk itself has more ill effects! I'd happily settle for less ability to multiply numbers together in ones head in exchange for greater understanding of what the numbers actually say, and therefore a greater ability to separate scientific argument from opinion and quackery. -- kay I love it when the press or the like come out with ""And 35% are against .................."" and what does that leave? 65% in favour, but that is bad for the press!!!! Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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