The percentage
point difference in the rate of exclusive breastfeeding through 6 months between black and white infants was 7.8 for children born during 2003 — 2006 (CDC, Nutrition Branch, unpublished data, 2016), and 8.5 for infants born during 2010 — 2013.
The reasons for refinancing your existing mortgage are various, but the most widely used reason is that you can get a lower interest rate (and just one - half
point difference in the rate of interest that you pay can save you thousands of dollars over the life of your mortgage).
Not exact matches
And those microseconds translated into over a ten percentage
point difference in fill
rates!
I don't think a 25 basis
point hike
in the funds
rate, if that's what you're contemplating, will make a big
difference to the trajectory of any of the variables I've cited above.
A basis
point is one hundredth of one percent, used chiefly
in expressing
differences of interest
rates.
Note that the real interest
rates exceed reported for TIPS because I have adjusted yields to reflect the 35 basis
point average
difference between the Consumer Price Index used
in calculating TIPS coupons and the Personal Consumption Expenditures deflator targeted by the Fed.
For example, there was a 70 - basis -
point difference in the lowest and highest 15 - year fixed
rate among direct lenders.
The
differences in rate were minimal: most lenders kept their
rates the same regardless of zip code, and
rate increases for the largest markets went no higher than 0.08 percentage
points.
Those little
points mentioned above can make a lot of
difference in your credit
rating.
A third and subtle
point relates to the
differences in the level of interest
rates actually paid on different loan products (Graph 2) when compared with reference
rates (Graph 1).
For example, if you're choosing between a 10 - year adjustable -
rate mortgage and a 30 - year fixed, and the
difference in mortgage
rate is 12.5 basis
points (0.125 %), you may feel that there's little reason to accept the risk of an adjustable -
rate loan.
These
differences point to the difficulty of making fine judgments about the level of real interest
rates at a given
point in time.
One frequently cited bar graph has been used to suggest, for the decade 1965 - 75, a severe diminution of seven mainline Protestant bodies by contrast both with their gains
in the preceding ten years and with the continuing growth of selected conservative churches (see Jackson W. Carroll et al., Religion
in America, 1950 to the Present [Harper & Row, 19791, p. 15) The gap
in growth
rates for 1965 - 75, as shown on that graph, is more than 29 percentage
points (an average loss
in the oldline denominations of 8.9 per cent against average gains among the conservatives of 20.5 per cent) This is indeed a substantial
difference, but it does not approach the
difference in growth
rates recorded for the same religious groups
in the 1930s, when the discrepancy amounted to 62 percentage
points.
North Korea's total score was 94 (on a 100 -
point scale), pushed above Afghanistan's 93 by a 0.6
difference in their violence
rating.
Breastfeeding initiation
rates were significantly lower among black infants
in 23 states;
in 14 of these states, the
difference was at least 15 percentage
points.
Let me quote directly from my first article, «
In 2015 and 2016 for instance, Nigeria «erected» two structural barriers against foreign investment - one, the structure of multiple exchange
rates reaching as many as 13 according to some reports and the huge variance between the
rates at a
point rising to a
difference of over N200 between the lowest and the highest
rates; and the absence of clarity over economic policy.
In 2015 and 2016 for instance, Nigeria «erected» two structural barriers against foreign investment - one, the structure of multiple exchange
rates reaching as many as 13 according to some reports and the huge variance between the
rates at a
point rising to a
difference of over N200 between the lowest and the highest
rates; and the absence of clarity over economic policy.
She said the 1.5 percentage -
point difference in survival
rates between women who got chemo and the ones who didn't was not statistically significant, especially considering the side effects of chemo, which can include fatigue, cognitive impairment and a prolonged disruption
in schedule.
Writing
in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Robert Wolfe, Ph.D., Chief of Metabolism and Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Texas Medical Branch,
points out that «every 10 - kilogram
difference in lean mass translates to a
difference in energy expenditure of 100 calories per day, assuming a constant
rate of protein turnover.»
Taking into account the small
differences in the accrual of person - years among the three groups, the respective
rates of the primary end
point were 8.1, 8.0, and 11.2 per 1000 person - years (Table 3).
In ELA, students in PARCC's college - ready performance category were about 8 percentage points more likely to achieve a 3.0 GPA than students rated as proficient on MCAS, but the difference is not statistically significan
In ELA, students
in PARCC's college - ready performance category were about 8 percentage points more likely to achieve a 3.0 GPA than students rated as proficient on MCAS, but the difference is not statistically significan
in PARCC's college - ready performance category were about 8 percentage
points more likely to achieve a 3.0 GPA than students
rated as proficient on MCAS, but the
difference is not statistically significant.
The «child poverty
rate» is for any given
point in time, but it masks these important
differences.
This means that the net
difference was a 5.1 - percentage -
point increase
in graduation
rates over and above the influence of other factors that were affecting low - performing schools citywide.
If one country's test - score performance was 0.5 standard deviations higher than another country during the 1960s — a little less than the current
difference in the scores between such top - performing countries as Finland and Hong Kong and the United States — the first country's growth
rate was, on average, one full percentage
point higher annually over the following 40 - year period than the second country's growth
rate.
In 2015, there was almost a 30 percentile point difference in 4th grade math proficiency rates between the top and bottom states, only some of which can be explained by state - level social and economic factor
In 2015, there was almost a 30 percentile
point difference in 4th grade math proficiency rates between the top and bottom states, only some of which can be explained by state - level social and economic factor
in 4th grade math proficiency
rates between the top and bottom states, only some of which can be explained by state - level social and economic factors.
This was measured as the percentage
point difference between the graduation
rate at alternative schools and regular schools
in the same district.
An increase
in NAEP proficiency
rates of 32 percentage
points — the
difference between Washington DC and Massachusetts — is associated with an increase
in citizen
ratings of more than a half of a letter grade.
The author
points out that disproportionate suspension and expulsion
rates are more often the result of inequitable discipline practices than
differences in behavior between students of color and their white peers.
While there was no significant
difference in the grade
point averages of students
in the program and their district peers, graduation
rates were higher for dual enrollees than their peers, the analysis found.
This would mean a change of 84 percentage
points in the population that is African American, for example, which is larger than the average
difference between the most
in - boundary neighborhoods with the highest boundary participation
rates and others.
«How can it be that a non-selective school can have a 30 percentage
point difference between the free school meals
rate in the area from which it draws its intake and the
rate for the pupils it actually enrols
in the school,» the report asked.
For instance, here
in Central Texas, there is an incredible 50 percentage
point difference (93 % versus 43 %)
in passing
rates on the English II End of Course Exam for non-low income young women versus our low - income black and Hispanic boys.
That's a 44
point difference in student pass
rates; the data clearly shows thathowa school is run plays a critical role
in student achievement.
In all three years the difference in the percentage of male and female teachers with a summative performance rating who were rated below proficient was approximately 5 percentage points or les
In all three years the
difference in the percentage of male and female teachers with a summative performance rating who were rated below proficient was approximately 5 percentage points or les
in the percentage of male and female teachers with a summative performance
rating who were
rated below proficient was approximately 5 percentage
points or less.
This 1.1
point absolute
difference, expressed
in purely relative terms, means that, nationally, the charter school suspension
rate was 16 % higher than the non-charter school suspension
rate.
In New Lebanon and Hamilton Avenue Elementary, black and Hispanic students are passing state tests at only a slightly lower rate than in the other schools — in math, the difference is six percentage point
In New Lebanon and Hamilton Avenue Elementary, black and Hispanic students are passing state tests at only a slightly lower
rate than
in the other schools — in math, the difference is six percentage point
in the other schools —
in math, the difference is six percentage point
in math, the
difference is six percentage
points.
This was all really a no - brainer when the
difference in royalty
rate was only a couple of percentage
points.
Nearly every book
in our sample has at least three stars, which makes the
difference in rating nearly twice as sensitive as a 5 -
point scale would indicate.
A
point or two
difference in rates due to different scoring levels will make a massive
difference in how much one pays for a home.
«Even if (your score) just dropped you 10
points or so, that could be the
difference between good and excellent credit and that could make a big
difference in the interest
rate you get,» Harzog says.
For personal loans, even a 50 -
point difference in your credit score could affect your interest
rate by several percentage
points, according to GoBankingRates.com.
For example, if you're
in the 22 % tax bracket — $ 77,401 to $ 165,000 for joint filers and $ 38,701 to $ 82,500 for singles — the
difference between the short - and long - term gains
rate is 7 percentage
points (22 % versus 15 %).
Anyone who's had to cough up a mortgage penalty or deal with refinance limitations can vouch for one thing: Mortgage restrictions can easily outweigh small (e.g., 0.10 to 0.15 percentage
point)
differences in interest
rates.
To calculate the
point at which it pays to earn 2 % back versus the 1.3 % you get through The Blue for Business ® Credit Card from American Express, we divided the annual fee by the
difference in rewards
rates.
For example, there was a 70 - basis -
point difference in the lowest and highest 15 - year fixed
rate among direct lenders.
I don't ever plan
in carrying a balance, so interest
rates make no
difference at this
point.
It is common practice
in the financial industry to use basis
points to denote a
rate change
in a financial instrument, or the
difference (spread) between two interest
rates, including the yields of fixed - income securities.
«We examined how a 1 percentage
point rise
in mortgage
rates would impact monthly payments for the typical home
in 35 metro areas, and found that the
difference this year versus next year varies dramatically from market to market.
It would take approximately $ 17,000 +
in annual spending to make up for this $ 116 deficit
in value (assuming a $ 100 hotel stay, plus the $ 16
difference in annual fees), year - to - year - that is the
point at which the 2.4 % rewards
rate of the SPG beats out the 1.5 %
rate users get from gas station, restaurant, and grocery spending.
A
point costs you $ 3,000, and if it lowers your mortgage
rate to 4.5 %, the
difference in your monthly payment is $ 45 ($ 1,565 — $ 1,520).