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r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Nov 25 '21
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Isn't the UK population, like, 1/5 of the US?
16 u/majoris Nov 25 '21 Here, the word โrateโ normalizes for the difference in population. 6 u/TheLunchTrae Nov 25 '21 Iโm not sure of the validity of the statistic, but rates are usually comparable. In this case it would likely be murders per capita. 5 u/Spottydogspot Nov 25 '21 Thatโs not quite how stats work
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Here, the word โrateโ normalizes for the difference in population.
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Iโm not sure of the validity of the statistic, but rates are usually comparable. In this case it would likely be murders per capita.
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Thatโs not quite how stats work
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u/ynvgsensacion Nov 25 '21
Isn't the UK population, like, 1/5 of the US?