Writing Style Notes
Writing style notes
Don’t use this “respectively” construction.
It confuses the readers and leads to data errors.
Other private trade schools also made the top 10 list, such as Philander Smith in Little Rock and Bryan University in Rogers, with increases of 81 percent and 74 percent respectively.
.ITT Technical Institute, the University of phoenix, Philander Smith College and Bryan University are all classified as private schools and are the top four schools with graduated student loan debt in the state. Their debt has increased 106 percent, 102 percent, 81 percent and 74 percent respectively since 2012.
Common Errors – Math
Percent vs Percentage Point
At Lyon College, 67 percent of non-first-generation students paid back their loans within five years, while only 53 percent of first-generation students did the same, which results in a 14 percent POINT difference. The median debt for both types of students was the same though, at $12,000.
You mean “percentage point.” 14 percent of 67 is 9.4.
Steve Doig – MathCrib-Doig