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A Tale of Two Math Terms: An Infographic Story About When to Use Percent Change vs. Percentage-Point Change

Meanville, USA, was an average American town. Until one day, a local journalist had to figure the best way to explain how town administrators planned to spend a sudden windfall …

 

 

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This infographic was republished with permission from The Journalist’s Resource, which published it Oct. 5, 2022. 

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Clark Merrefield

Clark Merrefield joined The Journalist’s Resource in 2019 after working as a reporter for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, as a researcher and editor on three books related to the Great Recession, and as a federal government communications strategist. He was a John Jay College Juvenile Justice Journalism Fellow and his work has been awarded by Investigative Reporters and Editors. @cmerref
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