So when the “1 in 2 of us will get cancer” statistic comes up on TV, is it right that us and the person we’re sitting with are wondering who will get it?
That doesn’t seem to make sense to me, but at the same time I can’t explain it.
So does “1 in 2”, “1 in 10” etc mean “2 people sat on a couch, 1 of you is getting cancer”, “look at 10 people in the street and 1 will get cancer”?
EDIT: cheers everyone for your explanations! Colour me informed.
In: Biology
Think about how roughly half of people are born female and roughly half are born male. So you could similarly say that in a room of two people, it’s likely that one will be male and one female. But it’s definitely not always true. It’s just a way to make the statistic easier the visualize.
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