• Passerby6497@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    They’re in the top 91.9%, but they’re in the 8.9th not in the 91.9th percentile. Having a high percentage is bad (you’re stupider than that many people) but being in a high percentile is good (you’re smarter than that many people).

    I’m thinking a lot of people confuse those two concepts.