Percentage Point Calculator Guide
Percentage Points
A percentage point is the arithmetic difference between two percentages, avoiding confusion with relative percent change.
Definition
Δ(pp) = p₂ − p₁
Example
Increase from 12% to 18% is 6 percentage points (not 50%).
FAQs
Percentage vs points?
Points are absolute differences; percentages are relative.
Usage?
Statistics, polling, finance.