The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agoExplaining the inflation ratelemmy.worldimagemessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down116
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minus-squarecallouscomic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoI work with statisticians who also struggle to differentiate a decrease from a decrease in rate of increase.
minus-squareVenatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·30 days agoThe other issue is inflation isn’t consistent across all product prices, some have been in short supply or high demand, and others have prices gouged because there isn’t enough competition…
I work with statisticians who also struggle to differentiate a decrease from a decrease in rate of increase.
The other issue is inflation isn’t consistent across all product prices, some have been in short supply or high demand, and others have prices gouged because there isn’t enough competition…