Expressions for Writing on Statistics

Comparison/Contrast more than / less than / fewer than Girls have a more positive view of divorce than boys do. More girls have a positive view of divorce than boys do. Boys have a less positive view of divorce than girls do. Boys have a less than positive view of divorce. Fewer boys than girls think they are equals.

Comparison/Contrast The same as (not) as … as The requirements to enter law school are the same as the requirements to enter graduate school. (not) as … as Medical students are (not) as anxious as law students about their exams. Medical students are as anxious about their exams as law students are.

Comparison/Contrast Compared with/as opposed to Different from Compared with teachers, medical doctors earn a lot of money. Only 16 percent of engineers, as opposed to 41 percent of medical doctors, are women. As opposed to 41 percent of medical doctors, only 16 percent of engineers are women. Different from Law exams are different from business exams.

Cause/Consequence As …, more … / As …, fewer … As more women go to college, more women start professional careers. As more women graduate from college, fewer women are stay-at-home moms.

Percentages/Fractions Out of (At least) four out of (every) ten pharmacists were women three decades later. 4/10 22% of girls … = 22/100 Most girls (22%) like marriage, but some (10%) don’t. Most girls like marriage, but some don’t (22%,10%).