Table 1: Top considerations when choosing a university: Current sixth formers versus undergraduates if choosing again (
by percentage point change)
Not exact matches
In general terms, an ownership
change results from a cumulative
change in the equity ownership of certain stockholders
by more than 50
percentage points over a three - year period.
In general, an «ownership
change» occurs if there is a cumulative
change in our ownership
by «5 % shareholders» that exceeds 50
percentage points over a rolling three - year period.
The Federal Reserve indicated that storm damage curtailed the
change in total industrial production, as well as the
change in factory sector activity,
by roughly 3/4
percentage point during August.
The lines are both indexed to be 100 in 2006 — you can calculate the
percentage change for any year since 2006
by taking the
point for that year and subtracting 100:
Northam won
by 9
percentage points, while a slate of liberal nominees
changed the direction of the Virginia Assembly.
He then called on Bratton, who said, «The overall
percentage of those being stopped in terms of race or ethnicity has not
changed dramatically — only
by a couple of
percentage points.»
And the number who denied the scientific consensus that human - caused climate
change is happening declined
by 10
percentage points among Catholics and 6
points among the US population in general.
37 -
percentage point gap over whether climate
change is mostly caused
by human activity — 87 % of AAAS scientists say it is, while 50 % of the public does.
The findings show that the overall wastage rate
change for secondary schools had increased
by one
percentage point from 10.2 per cent in 2011 to 11.2 per cent in 2015.
At first glance, our survey data would seem to confirm those fears: Support for charter schools dropped
by 12
percentage points between 2016 and 2017, the largest
change in opinion we observed on any item (Figure 1).
Using the paper's estimates, that would imply the recent recession caused a decline in female enrollment in elementary education of 33.6 percent (the 5.6
percentage point change in the unemployment rate multiplied
by the 6 percent figure above).
In a dramatic
change of opinion over the past year, support for charter schools has declined
by 12
percentage points, from 51 % last year to only 39 % this year (36 % opposed).
Although the relationship between
changes in the student - teacher ratio and
changes in school performance is not statistically significant, the size of the relationship suggests that the governor's plan would increase scores
by roughly 0.36
percentage points.
Between 2007 and 2008, the share of adults who thought the law should be renewed (with no more than minor
changes) fell
by 7
percentage points.
In 3rd grade reading, girls» scores rise
by 0.038
points for every 10
percentage point change in the share of their class that is female.
The one subgroup to register especially large
changes was African Americans, among whom support skyrocketed
by 28
percentage points.
For the same 10
percentage point change in the share of their class that is black, black students» math scores fall
by 0.186
points, Hispanic students» math scores fall
by 0.086
points, and white students» reading scores fall
by 0.043
points.
When informed that 75 percent of students graduated from high school, the public took that as neutral to mildly good news, as the
percentage giving schools an «A» or «B» increased
by a trivial 2
points and the
percentage getting a «D» or «F» dropped
by 1
point (both statistically insignificant
changes).
Males» scores rise
by 0.047
points for every 10
percentage point change in the share of their class that is female.
The effect is larger in higher grades: female 6th graders» scores rise
by 0.064
points for every 10
percentage point change in the share of their class that is female.
By comparing the
changes at the two groups of schools, we found a net difference of 9.5
percentage points.
Looking at the SAT and ACT performance of high school graduates
by racial group, the
percentage changes (about 5
percentage points from the third year on) are similar among white, black, and Hispanics, but the differences in impact relative to the prior performance of each group are sizable.
More than half - 51 per cent - felt
change was managed well — up
by eight
percentage points from last year.
Although one can't consider the results gains because the tests and testing rules
changed, the figures have encouraged many: In the English exams for grades 3 - 8, the traditional public schools passage rate «rose»
by 7.6
percentage points, and for charter schools, the figure was up 13.7
percentage points.
Given standardized coefficients, to have an equivalent
change in boundary participation to the Wilson boost, the poverty rate would have to be about 70
percentage points higher, or share of the population that is African American would have to be about 84
percentage points higher or growing
by about 32
percentage points over the last five years.
The state's decision to
change both the way it tests students and the way it translates student scores into a ranking means that dozens of schools saw their standings sink or soar
by 50 or more
percentage points between 2014 and 2016 — far more movement than experts say can be explained
by typical
changes in schools from one year to the next.
Boston, Massachusetts, which had a particularly contentious relationship with court ordered integration, saw the
percentage of white students in public school plummet
by more than 40
points between 1970 and 1990, a
change that can not be explained
by simple increases in the minority population:
E-book readership increased
by 11 -
percentage points between 2011 and 2014 (from 17 % to 28 %) but has seen no
change in the last two years.
What's not really
changing are the Honeycomb numbers, which only increased
by one - tenth of a
percentage point, from 1.8 percent to 1.9 percent.
This is a figure that hasn't
changed in 40 years
by more than a few
percentage points.
The majority of variable interest rates are subject to
change in coordination with the Prime Rate, which is 3
percentage points above the federal funds rate — set
by the Federal Reserve Bank.
A bond's dollar duration is its price
change when prevailing interest rates
change by 100 basis
points, or 1
percentage point, expressed as a decimal.
Cunningham calculates that an uptick in long - term interest rates of half a
percentage point (50 basis
points) with no
change to inflation — or inflation expectations — would cause the price of the 2036 Government of Canada RRB described above to drop in value
by about 10 %.
Wells Fargo made its one and only rate
change here, dropping the estimated rate on 30 - year mortgages
by a dozen
percentage points.
Therefore, even if your rate
change is less than one
percentage point, you may be able to save some money
by refinancing.
These
changes in rates could increase the tax cost of a Roth conversion
by 13 % or more (13 % of the tax, that is, not 13
percentage points of tax).
This graph quickly tells you
by how much a monthly payment will
change, depending on the amount financed, due to a one - half
percentage point increase in the 30 - year fixed mortgage rate.
But you can get a good estimate of sensitivity
by remembering that if interest rates
change by 1
percentage point, a bond's price will
change in the opposite direction
by about 1 percent for each year until maturity.
Bought stocks performed 3.3
percentage points per year worse than sold stocks, as measured
by price
changes after the swap was made.
For example, even though the Fed was still holding the funds rate steady in autumn 2016, fixed mortgage rates rose
by better than three quarters of a
percentage point amid growing economic strength and a
change in investor sentiment about future growth and tax policies during the period.
Let's assume that your rate
changes in the first year
by 2
percentage points, but your payments can increase
by no more than 7.5 % in any one year.
Capital One spurred this week's rate
change by increasing the APR on the Capital One Secured MasterCard
by 2
percentage points.
In general, an ownership
change occurs when, as of any testing date, the aggregate of the increase in
percentage points is more than 50
percentage points of the total amount of a corporation's stock owned
by «5 - percent stockholders,» within the meaning of the NOLs limitations, whose
percentage ownership of the stock has increased as of such date over the lowest
percentage of the stock owned
by each such «5 - percent stockholder» at any time during the three - year period preceding such date.
Among these
changes are stress tests, designed to ensure that home buyers can handle payments if mortgage rates rise
by 2
percentage points, potentially making it more difficult for cash - strapped or indebted Canadians to buy homes.
SunTrust Bank helped spur this week's rate
change by increasing the lowest available APR on one of its travel cards
by a full
percentage point.
Bank of America spurred this week's rate
change by trimming the lowest available APR on the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card
by 2
percentage points.
It also expanded the card's maximum rate
by nearly 5
percentage points, but that
change didn't affect the national average because CreditCards.com only factors in a card's lowest available rate.
Chase prompted this week's rate
change by increasing the APR on the Chase Freedom card
by one
percentage point.
American Express sparked this week's rate
change by slashing the lowest available APR on the Blue Cash Everyday card
by more than 4
percentage points.