1 in 1.56
The odds a high school student will cheat on a test at least once in a year are 1 in 1.56 (US, 2008).
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American Community Survey, 2007 [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Special/acsftp.html
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Adapted from data collected by the Josephson Institute and their 2008 Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth. http://www.CharacterCounts.orgREPORT AN ERROR
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ROUNDING RULES
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