I get caught up personally in this math as well. Is a charitable interpretation of the throwaway line that they were off by that many “percentage points”?
That would be correct, but also useless. It matters if 50pp are 50% vs. 100%, 75% vs. 125% or 100% vs. 150%.
That would be correct, but also useless. It matters if 50pp are 50% vs. 100%, 75% vs. 125% or 100% vs. 150%.