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jacquesm
on Aug 2, 2009
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Weapons 8% of US exports of durable goods, up from...
That graph shows a %age change, not absolute numbers. Linkbait...
Goladus
on Aug 2, 2009
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Agreed. If you are interested just read the original:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/01/business/economy/01charts....
jrockway
on Aug 2, 2009
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Indeed. The antiderivative, the actual production, has that pesky "+ c" term, which is different for the "military" and "non-military" graphs.
So this article is basically meaningless, and I've flagged it.
yummyfajitas
on Aug 2, 2009
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You mean a "x c" term (the graph is of a percentage rate).
jrockway
on Aug 2, 2009
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Ah, I didn't catch that. That makes the graphs even less informative.
friism
on Aug 2, 2009
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