HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THE PERCENTAGE?
The percentage of a data set can be calculated by dividing a component value by the total value; and then multiplying that value by 100.
![Equation: percentage formula](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/cf97d02929ecc7d7ca257474001596ff/Body/0.1E8!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Example
If we wanted to know the percentage of employees who are factory workers out of all employees, the same formula is applied.
Employment details of 'The Widget Company' |
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Observation | Position in company | Salary ($) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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1 | CEO | 100 000 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2 | Manager | 60 000 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
3 | Manager | 60 000 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
4 | Factory Worker | 50 000 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
5 | Factory Worker | 50 000 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
6 | Factory Worker | 50 000 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
7 | Factory Worker | 50 000 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
8 | Trainee | 40 000 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
9 | Trainee | 40 000 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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In this case:
Thus we find 44% of all employees from ‘The Widget Company’ are factory workers.