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Need name for paradox
Message posted by Amy on October 29, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)
I know there is a name for this situation from my college stat class, but I can't remember it. HELP!:
When the numerator and denomerator of a fraction decrease, but the new percentage actually increases.
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Re: Need name for paradox
Message posted by JG on October 29, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)
What you mean is that new fraction increases. You are talking about rate of convergence and that the denominator may be converging faster to 0 than the numerator.
Re: Need name for paradox
Message posted by Phil Rosenkrantz on October 30, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)
I don't think it is the answer, but it could be "monotonically increasing". However, it must always be increasing, never decreasing in order to say that.
Re: Need name for paradox
Message posted by jg on October 30, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)
'Strictly monotonically increasing' means always gets bigger. But this refers to any function and is not necessarily related to ratios.
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