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Percent variable has max value 375 #323

Closed asizemore closed 2 years ago

asizemore commented 2 years ago

@danicahelb @SheenaTomko is the below variable labeled with units as intended? I was confused seeing the (%) but also seeing values as high as 375.

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SheenaTomko commented 2 years ago

@nkittur-uga can probably give a better answer than I can

nkittur-uga commented 2 years ago

Hi @asizemore, yes the units are correct but your confusion is understandable. Let me try to explain. The variable captures the proportion of children treated in the village. One would think that 100% is the max, you can't treat more kids than exist in the village. However in this setting what happens sometimes is that word gets out that free treatment is being offered, and children from neighboring villages come into the village for treatment. They count towards the numerator but not towards the denominator, resulting in proportions >100% and that is what you are seeing here.

asizemore commented 2 years ago

ahhhhhh fascingating. Okay thank you!

Since the variable is correct i'll go ahead and close the ticket. Thanks!