A quick maths lesson in percentages please

[funnygirl]

How do I calculate the difference in percentages in these figures.

Expected total = 1250
Actual total = 1395

What is the percentage difference????

[squarebear]

1395 divided by 1250 multplied by 100 = 111.6%

11.6% difference

[funnygirl]

Thanks squarebear.

I was not multiplying by the 100.

[factor-fiction]

Which percentage difference do you want?
Squarebear's answer is correct if you want the difference (145) as a percentage of the expected, which is probably what you want. But if you want the difference as a percentage of the actual you'd get a difference answer.

[stewey]

That's how they can twist things with stats, factor30. There are two "correct" answers: 11.6 and 10.4: which one would suit the purpose better?

[funnygirl]

What I want is how much more the actual is in a percentage.

If this is done a different way, can you please explain how.

Thanks.

[logic]

DUH mah brain urts,

[stewey]

As squarebear said, funnygirl, the actual is 11.6% greater than the expected.

[tell-me-more]

The difference is straightforward, 145.

Percentage difference for me has to mean that amount as a percentage of what you were expecting, so 145 as a percentage of 1250, which is 100 x 145/1250.