Percentages are important when considering possible links between crime, intelligence and ethnicity

The old beliefs about racial difference are manifestly wrong, but that does not mean that the whole subject is fatally flawed.

[@timhinchcliffe5372]

Maths is racist. Statistics is racist. Logic is racist. 😏

[@user-eg7uw9ls4o]

They certainly are.

[@rickjensen2717]

Never underestimate the lack of understanding of simple statisics by a lot of people.

[@The-General36]

Statistics are completely meaningless unless we are privy to and fully understand the control groups from which they derive. Neither of which are explained or examined in this post.

[@kw8757]

Simon, maybe you could invite Diane Abbott on to explain percentages, I'm sure she would do a fantastic job and we would all be much enlightened by her wisdom.

[@anthonyclarke5579]

[@lingolarker9318]

We’d be royally entertained that’s for sure😆

[@Electriclentilman]

99.9% of domestic accidents happen in the home .

[@simondjangothe4349]

underrated comment

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

The J youtube censor is working overtime this evening 🤣🤣🤣

[@maninabush8449]

It's always working overtime

[@RonP1]

If there's one thing They cannot stand, It's the truth 🤢🍄

[@jamesdean1143]

You are lucky that you got that comment through. This channel is highly monitored. Do you remember when Simon’s J-loving videos were shot down with 90% negative comments. Now it’s 100% positive !

[@exsubmariner]

The thing is I get in a certain amount of comments deleted by KZbin then I automatically get a 24-hour ban for cyber bullying blah blah blah w******the lot of them

[@Clive697]

Just did a count. 96 showing out of '145 comments'. Bet if you saw the missing ones you'd wonder why most were 'expunged'. KZbin are trying to deter people (certain people?) from commenting.

[@vjamesg100]

I understand you Simon. You are not all alone!

[@HistoryDebunkedsimonwebb]

That's a mercy!

[@martinjackman2943]

@@HistoryDebunkedsimonwebb I agree! ... 110% 😂

[@RobertTaylor-sw7wj]

As Mark Twain said'No amount of evidence will ever convince an idiot'!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

I'm afraid it will make no difference to those who are so blind, or so stupid, that they *will* not see.

[@jibster148]

They are dogmatically inclined to ignore your point grounded in reality. They care not for per capita, they will only be defensive

[@W5nmwh50]

This is indeed very true. As someone who taught statistics at university foundation level, It never failed to astound me that a very large proportion of my students hadn't got a clue. It would make a very interesting study to look a corelates with this inability to comprehend. I suspect that many of those that cannot grasp the ideas in Simons videos fall into that large category that seem to be blind to statistical meaning. It is a foreign language to them!

[@MrMegagoldenarms]

Ironically, Simon does not have an understanding of statistics.

[@kiwigrunt330]

Even more profound with predicate logic.

[@stuartmc18]

At UNIVERSITY level. Oh my GOD…😱

[@lesterbeedell9725]

Well said sir, your channel is one of the most watched on utube

[@HistoryDebunkedsimonwebb]

Thank you!

[@EvenBigger-Brother]

@@HistoryDebunkedsimonwebb Check the stats on crimes by OAPs or is that too much of a touchy feely subject for you Simon ?

[@fredericksaxton3991]

We need people to learn what "average" means too. The number of people who drive through the M27 50 mph zone with 'average' speed cameras where by they drive at 70mph, brake for the yellow camera and then speed up is hilarious.

[@GhostofFHBradley]

So, on average, people don't understand averages?

[@smogthehorse9409]

That's just the average people.

[@pauls3204]

Pretty much 😆

[@poempadgett4664]

Because they haven’t taught it in US public schools, at least, for decades, now, except for perhaps glossing over it, enough to leave most students confused, though it’s probably more thoroughly taught in exclusive AP math classes, and it’s all by design, as the corporate-owned G prefers the populace to be dumbed down and pliable, overtaxed, wage-slaves.

[@englishciderlover7347]

It isn't just averages or percentages. It's all areas of mathematics and arithmetic. Numeracy, like literacy and articulacy, has been in decline for ages.

[@GhostofFHBradley]

@@englishciderlover7347 This is horribly true. I've met a fair few recent graduates who were barely numerate, and weren't sparklingly literate either.

[@durhamfox5271]

Stereotypes are earned, not given

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

If stereotypes didn’t have a large measure of truth to them the thought police wouldn’t be so terrified of them

[@durhamfox5271]

@@Wolf-hh4rv 🎯

[@smogthehorse9409]

I got my wife a Bluetooth stereo for her car, she worked hard for that.

[@Clive697]

@@smogthehorse9409 Lots of typing for that stereo? Geddit? Oh, that hurt.

[@EscapeTheMatrix......]

@@Clive697 That deserved a HiFi-ve

[@paulyoung4422]

Whatever the Percentage, it is too much, when it comes to our Incomers.

[@chrissmith-td3iu]

racist. They are welcome, diversity is our strength

[@AspireDecorating]

Never mind any of this Simon, your dinner's ready!! 😂😂

[@SkepticalTeacher]

Well, we have had government ministers that want the majority of schoolchildren to get GCSE results that are "above average!" 😂😂😂

[@Clive697]

Thanks to progressive grade inflation the current generation are all 'above average'. The A-Level pass rate is nudging 100%, hurrah!

[@smogthehorse9409]

That's probably achievable when the bar is set below average.

[@lewisblight-bp1dt]

Yes, didn't an MP say once that it was bad that half of children got results below average?

[@grumpyone5963]

Aren’t people passing some exams by only getting 40% or something? Kind of ridiculous!

[@Clive697]

@@smogthehorse9409 1975: 8% of 18 year-olds attend university and only 37% of graduates obtain a good degree (1st/upper-second) 2022: 46% of 18 year-olds attend university and 79.6% are given a good degree. Hmmm.

[@smogthehorse9409]

I was always told crime doesn't pay but the hours are good. It does seem to pay for those from far away lands.

[@brianrassie3526]

Old fashioned thinking... crime pays these days of tje police more interested in non crime percieved hate speech etc

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

It pays when there are no consequences when you are caught.

[@biwnzixebrxb4786]

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 isn't it the case?

[@ant7936]

But there are still some neighbourhoods that you wouldn't venture into after dark!

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

And the percentage of those neighbourhoods is increasing.

[@sucker4thewitch]

Even during the day. Let's be honest here.

[@Lilym661]

Wow good luck with educating the masses! It feels like a seminar , so important to debate, while the last fragments of civilisation are here.

[@AlexanderLayko]

Race-deniers may point out some exceptional individuals who do not conform to the typical racial pattern regarding some characteristic. This is arguably like claiming that the two different sexes do not exist because one can find some women who are taller than the average man.

[@jdekong3945]

Dinners nearly ready Simon 😸

[@pickmeasinner]

Hahaha I heard that too!

[@shellybadger7727]

If every race was meant to be meshed together, then why are there different races to begin with!? In different areas of the world? And then we wouldn't have to be talking about this crap all the time would we.

[@kaalesrex2933]

Also "per capita" or "per encounter" breaks people's minds.

[@exsubmariner]

F****** KZbin pissing me off

[@morris8398]

I feel your pain KZbin terrible for deleting comments

[@exsubmariner]

@@morris8398 hi another Morris here. KZbin delete a certain amount of my comments then I get a 24-hour ban sometimes my comments are visible on my handset but don't show up on my other phone. KZbin's like the playground grass that hides behind the head master

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

I get deleted all the time. I think I’m quite polite actually. Maybe a little edge here and there

[@stephenpmurphy591]

​@@morris8398Many of my comments disappear immediately then reappear several minutes later. I'm on utoobes bad boy list.

[@englishciderlover7347]

@@Wolf-hh4rv My comments are pretty tame (no slurs, no threats, very few swear words, no libelous statements, no inciting crime, especially violent crime), but they're deleted all over the place.

[@CC-hx5fz]

Try explaining Standard Deviations, Simon. That will really blow their minds!

[@gavhenrad]

These people understand percentages just fine. They are just in denial.

[@pauls3204]

Ask a bookie about percentages or an offensive army who out equip the enemy .

[@andyxox4168]

… and Rishy Washy thinks he can teach all school children maths 😂😂😂

[@lewisblight-bp1dt]

A thing I realised well into adulthood was that not only can't many people understand maths, as Simon points out here, but many people can't read a passage, or listen to someone speak, and extract, accurately, what was said.

[@EscapeTheMatrix......]

100% Spot on!! I agree and notice EXACTLY the SAME! INDOCTRINATED instead of EDUCATED! And inability to think independently and form their own thoughts and opinions, or evaluate and come to a thought-out conclusion!

[@valeriegrimshaw1365]

Yes. I don't think they do comprehension any more...verbal reasoning...non-verbal reasoning? Tools of the past.

[@EscapeTheMatrix......]

@@valeriegrimshaw1365 it's not something I was taught though, it's common sense, that comes with innate intelligence and as you learn you implement common sense to work things out, but seems "Common Sense" and "innate intelligence" are not "Common" anymore! And given so called education is now nothing more than indoctrination about everything other than basic education/learning and skills, then it's no wonder these kids now are just brainwashed with extreme and way off whack ideas and no clue about basic language, spelling, mathematics, general knowledge, or ANYTHING else tbh. I wonder HOW these kids can spend at least 12 years in "EDUCATION" and know SO LITTLE! Like they know less at 16/18/21, than I did at 10/11years old! And I wasn't particularly "Academic" either! That's why I find it so unbelievably obvious what's happening! The "AGENDA"!

[@EscapeTheMatrix......]

@@valeriegrimshaw1365 it's not something I was taught though, it's common sense, that comes with innate intelligence and as you learn you implement common sense to work things out, but seems "Common Sense" and "innate intelligence" are not "Common" anymore! And given so called education is now nothing more than indoctrination about everything other than basic education/learning and skills, then it's no wonder these kids now are just brainwashed with extreme and way off whack ideas and no clue about basic language, spelling, mathematics, general knowledge, or ANYTHING else tbh. I wonder HOW these kids can spend at least 12 years in "EDUCATION" and know SO LITTLE! Like they know less at 16/18/21, than I did at 10/11years old! And I wasn't particularly "Academic" either! That's why I find it so unbelievably obvious what's happening! The "AGENDA"!

[@EscapeTheMatrix......]

@@valeriegrimshaw1365 @valeriegrimshaw1365 it's not something I was taught though, it's common sense, that comes with innate intelligence and as you learn you implement common sense to work things out, but seems "Common Sense" and "innate intelligence" are not "Common" anymore! And given so called education is now nothing more than indoctrination about everything other than basic education/learning and skills, then it's no wonder these kids now are just brainwashed with extreme and way off whack ideas and no clue about basic language, spelling, mathematics, general knowledge, or ANYTHING else tbh. I wonder HOW these kids can spend at least 12 years in "EDUCATION" and know SO LITTLE! Like they know less at 16/18/21, than I did at 10/11years old! And I wasn't particularly "Academic" either! That's why I find it so unbelievably obvious what's happening! The "AGENDA"!

[@Pauljones-cd6dk]

Its good to see you explain that Simon for the hard of thinking. Its like banging your head against a wall though!😡

[@dogboymalone11]

…. or two bald men fighting over a comb.

[@poempadgett4664]

@@dogboymalone11 I’ve never heard that one before: 👏😆

[@dogboymalone11]

@@poempadgett4664 Theres a 1st time for everything.

[@Chimp_No_1]

Always look forward to your discussions ! You are greatly appreciated for being an honest advocate ! Thank you for sharing !

[@brianbadonde8700]

most people ive tried explaining this to don't get it🤦🏻, they genuinely think I'm saying all members of a group are stupid or criminal because average IQ levels for that group are lower than another or they're more of them in prison, if people are to dumb or pretending not to understand percentages never bring up the subject again, you're pissing against the wind

[@charliesmithers7663]

Roughly half of people are above average. Unfortunately less than 1% of people are deluging us with with the other half.

[@valeriegrimshaw1365]

The bell curve needs looking at....a shift to the left perhaps....

[@halfdome4158]

In case y'all didnt read this: The Louisiana State Supreme Court ruled that the majority W suburb in Baton Rouge can incorporate and become a separate city. It will be called St. George. The residents have been working on this for years. Opponents say that Ws are taking the $48 million in annual tax revenue that they contribute with them and that this will cripple the city of Baton Rouge. And that they are ruining multcltrsm. Oh, well. Bye Bye.😜

[@EscapeTheMatrix......]

Is this true? Brilliant if it is.. lol 🤣😆

[@stephenpmurphy591]

​@@EscapeTheMatrix......Yes its true.

[@stephenpmurphy591]

​@@EscapeTheMatrix......The American news media propaganda machine ignored that lovely story. You know why.

[@halfdome4158]

​@@EscapeTheMatrix......Sho' nuff!😂

[@EscapeTheMatrix......]

@@stephenpmurphy591 they're FILTH WEF PUPPETS!!

[@paulmorgancollings7833]

As they say in America, "you do the math". Any bookmakers would tell you that the percentages tell you what you need to know. Just saying.

[@smeghead7698]

Yep. Insurance companies know also.

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

@@smeghead7698And banks too. Of course George Bush leaned on the banks to ignore “red lined districts “ and offer mortgages to all….. well come 2008 we all discovered the hard way how that went

[@Dani92670]

Here in the U.S., they blatantly "mis-race" some of the most dangerous, non-White felons in the country. I had a look for myself back in 2017 after only having just been made aware of this. I got about half way into last names starting with "B" in the FBI crime database when I'd had enough. I had already counted about 13-14 dark-skinners labeled as "White". I felt enraged and imagine it's worse now. They will close that gap, by God!

[@craphead9842]

In UK English.. Its "do the maths" plural.... Tony cuenca

[@biwnzixebrxb4786]

yeah, but "maths is racist", apparently.

[@lorenzbroll0101]

Numeracy is so bad in the UK now that there are undergraduates doing STEM degrees who cannot figure out the basics. The whole situation is a complete laughable shambles.

[@martynspooner5822]

I believe it has nothing to do with people's unawareness of percentages and more to do with you are not supposed to see ie they don't want you to see anything that doesn't gel with thei narrative they are forcing onto everybody or trying to.

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

It’s anti-intellectualism, the denial of truth. DNA determines differences in appearance but they have convinced the world that DNA has the magical property of stopping there. A denial of science.

[@philiptownsend3622]

Simon, earlier today I commented on your piece re Net Zero and the arguments revolving around it. I opined that the main issue confusing the debate was a general lack of numeracy. Hey presto! You are spot on in your analysis, and I agree with you 103.5%

[@kiwigrunt330]

Did you adjust for inflation?

[@frank47ism]

Thank you for the 8 minutes and 7 seconds on percentages particularly aimed at your detractors who cite one or two examples and think that clinches the argument because they don't understand percentages. Big problem though, you can't reason with someone who was not reasoned into a certain position in the first place.

[@Jeremy-ho3vi]

Try going on a Muslim site and saying something perfectly lucid and reasonable. It's like talking to an Angry Drunk.

[@manpreet9766]

​@@Jeremy-ho3vimsulims are like 6 year old kids. But they would say 6 year Olds are adults.

[@plummetplum]

Sounds like missus was microwaving the dinner 😂😂

[@JangianTV]

How about a few words on per capita? 😉

[@philiptownsend3622]

On your head be it!

[@AJC298]

I understood perfectly what you were saying, Simon. God bless you.

[@samspot]

There are no percentage or math in this government 😢

[@lmg7503]

Well done Simon, some are......ha😅 and so I will always listen to your storys. For you always talk of facts

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

No stereotype appeared in a vacuum

[@peteratkinson922]

Gay .men doing housework in ads.

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

@@peteratkinson922😂

[@vincentberkhout3713]

Another excellent video,thankyou.

[@peterg76yt]

It's more than simply that percentages are significant; percentages are *necessary* because that is the only way to compare populations, regardless of how those are defined.

[@stuartmc18]

Cripes! If you have to teach people this most basic concept we really are screwed!

[@allenj4kite]

So very well put Simon!

[@rustybuckett]

👍🏻

[@burninglion2584]

Still in the throne, Sir? Good show, long live the king.

[@rustybuckett]

@@burninglion2584 Thank you.

[@burninglion2584]

@@rustybuckett embodiment is key, so is principle.

[@rustybuckett]

@@burninglion2584 I see what you mean.

[@viskovandermerwe3947]

The reason why I watch this channel is because Simon have a talent for presenting unspeakable findings. I am sure that a lot of people are taken by surprise when they encounter different opinions.

[@shaunpatrick8345]

This type of reference to crime is just a form of criticism of a government policy. If a policy leads to an increase in crime then it is bad, but if a policy leads to an increase in Afghans and an increase in crime then we are defamed for criticising it.

[@747tbar]

It's "The Law of Averages" that truly matters. The rest are mere outliers.

[@EdMcF1]

The most important approach is that of the great Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises, 'methodological individualism', look at the specific individual to see how they behave.

[@willie2761]

I dont remember reading about any adults or children being savaged and dying as a result of being bitten by a mini-poodle or a spaniel....on the other hand

[@Celt-in-Kent]

Please could someone and quickly let the Aristotle, Einstein College of Nationals Statistics that a new Scholar might be heading up your way soon, Dianne Abbott MP knows this, it might be helpful and very useful in her new/up and coming Mathematical vocation and percentages of Statistics that may come into effect if she gets her new Governmental post, I would suggest maybe a stint at the Office of National Statics would be great start,??!! Her answer maybe as follows, (after she make the birthday cake for new start party),.. " I added all the right colours, maybe or maybe not in the correct order,.!!" (Eric Morcombe)

[@jeremykille4689]

How many A levels did you get? I wasn't encouraged to take them because the school only wanted the best results.

[@smogthehorse9409]

But now people are encouraged to come and take everything.

[@LYNX2418]

Some people are either too ignorant and/or afraid to face the facts as they are!, or just too stupid to work out the percentages put forward!.

[@stephenmilliner3906]

What we need is a dose of ethnomathematics! Courtesy of the WEF, er I mean our democracy

[@michaelpayne4540]

This isn't exactly percentages, Simon - it's probability isn't it? However ,percentages make it easier to intuitively guess the probabilities. Eg, if you take 100 Chinese, and 25% get a grade A, there's a 1in 4 chance that they will get an A. We tend to use the same rule of thumb when meeting some ethnicities on a dark street late at night - experience teaches us that some types are more dangerous than others, and there's a much higher probability of being stabbed or mugged if you meet someone with certain ethnic characteristics, (generally felt to be 'diverse' and 'enriching') than non diverse , non enriching types.

[@RichardHowells1234]

Yes, the Creator is in a very orderly way Simon!✅️

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

"We must invest in services that prevent knife &gun crime" - you mean services like immigration and border control?😐

[@EscapeTheMatrix......]

DEPORTATION LOL 😂😆

[@MsOdingod]

Great video!

[@HistoryDebunkedsimonwebb]

Thank you!

[@timhinchcliffe5372]

Exceptions don't make the rule.

[@TheGoat05-11]

I'm 100% sure the usual sulking leftists will have a meltdown over this 😂

[@Clive697]

Nearly everything upsets the delicate sensitivities of progressives. They wake up and immediately look around for something to be offended by - on behalf of favoured minorities - and HD videos really set them off. Aw, bless.

[@david1964.]

I love seeing you post this comment ... every ... single ... day. 🤣

[@richardenders6606]

@Goat8080-nx5wh - sounds good

[@user-bm7md9qm6h]

@@david1964. And you never disappoint...😂

[@mannylikestoanimate]

​@@david1964.Same... 😂

[@jaylam]

I agree stats with a key focus to percentages and proportion are confusing to most people and also heavily manipulated by whoever wants to communicate their viewpoint though. Having studied econometrics I would say though interpreting data is also task that requires significant skill as most people will just derive a simplistic unhelpful conclusion. I do think also data pools matter and black people in the UK are a poor data sample across the board and no where near large enough to account for the global African or black population. Stats also don’t explain very important factors which that underpin the data

[@Gary-wg2pq]

Rather proves the point about intelligence differences that this has to be explained in such detail.

[@kurtisprice3418]

The fact that people need reminding of this shows how we have so many pathetic excuses for 'adults' in this country

[@yorkshirelad3524]

Brilliantly said Simon

[@royblackburn1163]

Proportion of a number expressed as a fraction with a denominator of 100 I'd say.

[@IK-wc4od]

The battle isnt always to the strong nor the race to the swift - but that's the way to bet.

[@Janzzze]

The most difficult statistics concept to understand seems to be 'per capita'

[@williamwilson8582]

You have delivered this self same message over the years , with variations of the same theme so many times . This is inevitable when subject matter is covered so frequently . But it's of no consequence to the faithful they don't mind . Put it in the diary for the next hit in the near future . It's handy in order to deliver your quota .

[@ftftyffghfvghfcht6701]

there are many explanations that dont even have anything to do with race. for example how incredibly common incest is in the middle east and africa. particularly as most people live in small villages. for example in gaza where the average IQ is 75, 45% of all marriages are between first cousins. a further 20 something % are between second cousins. if we're talking about crime statistic there are many other reasons. such as the brutality african and middle eastern children are subject to a disciplinary parenting methods (something people curiously forget when mentioning such statistics).

[@pianomanjason]

51 of 54 African't countries still practice slavery today.

[@jaycee30865]

They may well be deficient in mathematic aptitude but their real issue is one of denial. They do not want to see this truth that they already know in their hearts.

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

IQ differences by race have been widely studied and published. YT is very quick to delete anyone citing them.

[@tims9434]

Sounds like washing up to me @3:35

[@NukeCloudstalker]

A point of contention regarding black intelligence vs white intelligence over time: it was not, and is not static. Due to both racial admixture, dysgenics, and varied environmental improvements, the disparity between whites and blacks have no doubt decreased. Not to the point where it is insignificant, the difference is just larger when blacks are in their own, self-made environments, rather than the better societies that whites make.

[@dontfencemein.6125]

I 110% Agree

[@barnabycole9145]

Can't use reason with the unreasonable.

[@yggdrasil9039]

Well clarified.

[@grahamjesson5464]

I 110% agree.with you.

[@JS64100]

In the UK drivers under 25 pay much higher insurance premiums than older drivers. Is this discrimination? The insurance companies will provide statistics and percentages to back up their policy.

[@mossig]

It's just culture! My Viking ancestors used to murder a lot of British people. But Now I think it's rare! Our culture has changed.

[@poempadgett4664]

Yes, but y’all made your own boats and were just across the North Sea, unless there were ancient NGOs helping the Vikings and supplying them with dinghies, etc, that I’m unaware of, lol.

[@mossig]

@@poempadgett4664 You are actually close to the truth! The Vikings ran across the Khazarians and got funded by them with Arab silver to attack the British Isles. However the Vikings did not follow the script and settled there and this was not the Khazarian plan. But they manage to conquer the Isles anyway after infiltrating the Normands. And from 1066 onwards the isles has been under Khazarian domination. Sometimes undercover, at other times openly. Then they spread their tentacles to the Americas and beyond.

[@user-lt9py2pu6u]

They murdered Anglo Saxons , Celts and whatever was left of the Ancient Britons and Romans, maybe a few Picts and Jutes as well. Britain didn't exist, in fact England didn't really exist either as we understand it today. Having worked extensively with the Scandinavian descendants of the Vikings I can honestly say they've changed culturally too. Great people, some of the most friendly and welcoming I've ever met.

[@Suedenim1999]

This is why the public get so confused. When the women was killed by the policeman, all men and police were accused of being potential killers and rapists. If the policeman had been black would the emphasis be on his colour or job?. I recall the police were treated like all potential killers shortly after and men considered a threat. But again, not all women were of this opinion but we assume most would be because of the reports of this feeling rather than actual analysis. I find it interesting that the nurse, who killed several babies, has not resulted in the public being suspicious of nurses and female ones specifically. If it had been a male , black nurse then I think the public perception and the resulting media coverage would be different. Our perception of a child killer would be a male and a person of little or not cerebral skills but this , young, intelligent female nurse must be unique.

[@shaunryan6]

I remember remember when 100% was just that, instead of there has been an increase of 230%.

[@pdtech4524]

Todays learning module was percentages, tomorrow we'll discuss statistics. Fun fact, statistically, internet trolls have an IQ which is inversely proportional to the number of replies to this comment. 😊

[@EscapeTheMatrix......]

Lol 🤣😆 Not sure whether to like this lol 😂😆

[@johngaltman]

The bell curve tells the entire story.

[@steadfastandyx4947]

I am sure, categorically, sure that advertising companies and broadcasters do not understand the demographic population percentages of this country.

[@jp80a68]

Of course a lot of things go back to our education system, a friend of mine pays teachers and she told this teacher what her new annual salary was going to be. The teacher then asked how much the monthly salary would be, which my friend was not allowed to say, so the teacher asked how she could work it out, I don't know how my friend kept a straight face when she explained that you need to divide the annual salary by 12 to get the monthly salary, at which point the teacher laughingly said ' Oh I don't teach maths' , this story was actually longer, but my friend and her colleagues could not believe what they heard, incidentally my friend says that for these poor underpaid teachers, the employers pension contribution is now 28.3%. no wonder they can retire at 55.

[@justaminute3111]

Lack of understanding of statistics are only going to get worst. I was recently told by a principal that there was no such thing as normal. This implies that there is also no average. Since the most basic use of statistics is the comparison of averages from different populations to see if they are on average different, this is going to be difficult to do.

[@stuartmc18]

Oh, I get it now… 110%. 👍

[@janeldunn65]

You’re a patient man 😊 what’s next equilateral equations or long division …

[@itsoccamsrazor]

Lots of people cannot undertake per-capita stats, or they ignore them completely as it doesn’t fit within there cognitive bias

[@EM-cg4iy]

The color of that shirt looks fantastic on you.

[@rossjl]

I would say that the vast majority of people don’t understand percentages.

[@waynesidebottom8303]

The percentages seem to be understood when it comes to being stop/searched or being stopped in a car by the police. Could be a case of selective understanding.

[@reasonablespeculation3893]

But those percentages should be calculated by considering exactly the same situation regarding actions, condition of vehicle, and/or obvious observable behavior. Regardless of skin tone, particular behavior piques the attention of law enforcement. That is a concept that anyone can understand, but some communities refuse to understand.

[@nicholasmorrill4711]

You keep labouring this point Simon.Just accept that some of the people commenting here are stupid.Not me of course 🙂

[@paulyoung4422]

90% of Chinese are right, 10% are Wong.

[@smogthehorse9409]

Ah so !

[@grumpyone5963]

When they get in a lift, they are Wong on so many levels!

[@philiptownsend3622]

Naughty, naughty!

[@smogthehorse9409]

@@philiptownsend3622 but velly funry.

[@JW20236]

​@@smogthehorse9409 So, right!

[@Mrmstafford1]

Percentage is a problem. Look at the Trussell Trust page about child poverty is a star example. No where are amounts stated but only percentages which is pointless. Some people would be astounded that the latest phones, smart tvs, video games etc, cigarettes and alcohol are included. It’s the money that matters but these organisations and charities know it is not acceptable. It’s much easier to go to the food bank rather than go to the Aldi or Lidl etc even if you can afford too

[@chriswhite7149]

The outlier fallacy is a common response when you talk about race realism.

[@HistoryDebunkedsimonwebb]

Yes, all too common!

[@valeriegrimshaw1365]

Yes if outliers had significance they wouldn't be outliers!

[@secondchance6603]

@@HistoryDebunkedsimonwebb I'm sure there will be people in the comments who don't believe your percentages add up but I guess that would be a maths problem.

[@MrMegagoldenarms]

@@HistoryDebunkedsimonwebb ironically you use outliers all the time when explaining about races.

[@valeriegrimshaw1365]

@MrMegagoldenarms no he doesn't...and there are always links with evidence...