Answer by Aaron Hall for A value has 'reduced by factor of 3'. Does this make...
Last year there were 3000 observations, this year there are only 1000. This is described as showing a "fall by a factor of 3".What is intended to be communicated is that there was a reduction or a...
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I'm just reading some statistics.Last year there were 3000 observations, this year there are only 1000. This is described as showing a "fall by a factor of 3".This phrase doesn't ring true. If a factor...
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If a factor of 3 is a 1/3No, a factor of 3 is NOT 1/3. This wouldn't make sense. Clearly, in this context, a fall by a factor of 3 means the original number was DIVIDED by 3. It's the same as saying...
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