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March 10, 2021 Study Finds That People Don’t Understand Proportions A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Cambridge suggests that people have difficulty understanding proportions, especially when it comes to understanding how changes in one quantity can affect the proportions of other quantities. The researchers found that people’s understanding of proportions was generally poor, and that they often failed to take into account the magnitude of changes when assessing the relative proportions of two different quantities. The study also showed that people’s ability to assess proportions was significantly influenced by their level of mathematical knowledge, as well as their level of education. The study, which was published in the journal Psychological Science, involved a series of experiments in which participants were asked to compare two quantities and determine the magnitude of the difference in proportion between them. The researchers found that people were more likely to underestimate the magnitude of the difference between two quantities if the difference was small, and were more likely to overestimate the difference if the difference was large. The study also found that people’s understanding of proportions was significantly affected by their level of mathematical knowledge, as well as their level of education. The findings of this study suggest that people may need to be more aware of