1332.0.55.002 - Statistical Language!, 2008  
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Contents >> Ratio >> How do you calculate the Ratio?

HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THE RATIO?

Like the percentage, the ratio is obtained by comparing two values of interest. Using our ‘The Widget Company’ example, we can find the ratio of employees by status.

Employment details of 'The Widget Company'
Observation
Position in company
Salary ($)
1
CEO
100 000
2
Manager
60 000
3
Manager
60 000
4
Factory Worker
50 000
5
Factory Worker
50 000
6
Factory Worker
50 000
7
Factory Worker
50 000
8
Trainee
40 000
9
Trainee
40 000

To find the ratio of trainees and factory workers from ‘The Widget Company’, count the number of trainees compare it to the number of factory workers.

Thus the ratio is 2:4 or 1:2.




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