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Odds more likely than 1 in 10, such as 1 in 3.42, are rounded to three significant digits. Odds less likely than 1 in 10, such as 1 in 420.4, are rounded to four significant digits. Trailing zeros after the decimal point are dropped for readability, even though they may still be significant.
Odds you'll see: 1 in 4.26; 14.5; 143; 5,230; 433,200
Odds you won't see: 1 in 2.412; 63.042; 425,242c
Comments (2)
I think you're reading it wrong. I believe this to mean that if there is a fatal firearms accident, the odds that a white male aged 20-54 will have been a fatality in the accident are 1:2.5. The qualifier is that the accident occurs.
report abuseEither I'm reading this wrong, or there's something wrong with the statistic. The odds of dying to a gunshot are one in 2.5? Seriously? That has to be way, way off.
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