Yes it is smaller, Steph. If you multiply them by 100, .04 = 40 while .002 = 2.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Aug 23, 2014 6:27:09 am PDT #4698 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jesse - Aug 23, 2014 6:29:25 am PDT #4699 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's because it's negative that it's confusing, maybe? I wish I had a number line on my desk right now! -.002 is between -.04 and 0, and then .03 is on the other side of zero.
-t - Aug 23, 2014 6:29:33 am PDT #4700 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
In the same way that -40 < -2, yeah. .002 is a smaller number than .04, but the negatives have to be taken into account. If you owe more money you have less net worth, for example.
Eta: yes, it's within the range. This is totally a job for a number line.
Tom Scola - Aug 23, 2014 6:30:17 am PDT #4701 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
–0.04 is less than –0.002.
–0.002 falls within the range of –0.04..0.03.
Thinking in terms of “bigger” and “smaller” doesn’t make a whole lot of sense when you have negative numbers.
Steph L. - Aug 23, 2014 6:34:28 am PDT #4702 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Okay -- like I said, I can't get my brain around it. If it really does fall within the range, then I'm good. Thanks!
lisah - Aug 23, 2014 6:40:21 am PDT #4703 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Okay, now will someone explain hierarchical linear modeling to me?? That's the thing I have to understand for my job this week. Right now I'm at the "okay they've got these bits of data, they do magic magic magic annnnnnd PROFIT!" stage.
-t - Aug 23, 2014 6:45:09 am PDT #4704 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Beyond my off the cuff scope, lisah, but it sounds interesting.
sarameg - Aug 23, 2014 7:16:44 am PDT #4705 of 30000
Target. Move-in week for nearby colleges. Don't.
tommyrot - Aug 23, 2014 7:39:54 am PDT #4706 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's hot and ungodly humid here--bad time for a power outage. More than 2,500 homes are affected in my area.
Good thing I decided not to do laundry but go to a friend's house instead.
Eta: And the power's back. Given the extent of the outage I feared it'd be out for a long time.
Jesse - Aug 23, 2014 9:00:43 am PDT #4707 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Okay, now will someone explain hierarchical linear modeling to me??
Yeah, I've got nothing.
At 6 last night, I was going to ask someone if they could teach me about pivot tables, but then I decided to leave work instead and deal with it another time. I'm a little afraid that time should actually be now, but bleh.