theHRguy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoTIL: The United States Has 10x More Serial Killers Than Any Other Country on Earthhrnews1.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down135
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minus-squareChris@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·4 months ago10 x 196 = 1960 It’s 18 times higher. Assuming the graph in the preview has anything to do with the article which I didn’t read.
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·4 months agoIt’s known for its serial killers, not its skills in basic math. But you can teach through relatable analogies… “If your gun holds 196 rounds and you need to kill 3,600 fellow citizens, how many magazines will you need?”
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months agoThat’s not how “rates” work though
10 x 196 = 1960
It’s 18 times higher.
Assuming the graph in the preview has anything to do with the article which I didn’t read.
It’s known for its serial killers, not its skills in basic math. But you can teach through relatable analogies…
“If your gun holds 196 rounds and you need to kill 3,600 fellow citizens, how many magazines will you need?”
That’s not how “rates” work though