Talking About Numbers & Data Clearly

Warm-up “Number Confusion Challenge”

Look at the numbers and practice saying them.

• 13 / 30
• 15 / 50
• 14 / 40
• 16 / 60
• 17 / 70
• 18 / 80
• 19 / 90
• 21, 32, 43, 54, 65, 76, 87, 98, 105, 125

Pronunciation Focus – Key Categories:

Numbers 1–100

• pay attention to the diffeence teens (13-19) vs tens (30-90)

Decimals

• 3.14 → three point one four
• 0.5 → zero point five (oh point five – more informal)

Fractions

• 1/2 → one half
• 1/4 → one quarter (or one fourth)
• 3/4 → three quarters
• 2/3 → two thirds
• 2/5 → two fifths
• 3/8 → three eighths
• 5/6 → five sixths
• 7/10 → seven tenths
• 4/9 → four ninths
• 1 1/2 → one and a half
• 2 1/4 → two and a quarter
• 3 3/4 → three and three quarters
• 5 1/3 → five and one third

Percentages

• 25% → twenty-five percent
• 0.8% → zero point eight percent (oh point eight percent)
• 0.08 → zero point zero eight (oh point oh eight)

Large numbers

• 678 → six hundred seventy-eight (Am Eng) – six hundred and seventy-eight (Br Eng)
• 1,200 → one thousand two hundred
• 325,678 →“three hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred seventy-eight”
• 1,200,000 → one point two million (one million two hundred thousand – more formal)
• 1,230,000 → one million two hundred thirty thousand 

Using Numbers in Data Analysis

1. Metrics (basic reporting)

1. We had 1,500 users yesterday.
2. The conversion rate is 2.5 percent.
3. Revenue was 12,000 dollars last month.
4. The app had 3.2 million downloads.
5. The bounce rate is 45 percent.

2. Dates & Time

1. The campaign started on March 15th (on the 15th of March).
2. The report was sent on January 3rd.
3. The meeting is at 2:30 PM.
4. Data was updated at 09:00 AM.
5. We checked the results on June 1st.

3. Money & Prices

1. The budget is 5,000 dollars.
2. The cost increased to 2.5 million euros.
3. We spent 750 dollars on ads.
4. Revenue reached 1.2 million dollars.
5. The product costs 19.99 dollars.

4. Changes & Differences

1. Sales increased by 10 percent.
2. The number of users increased by 500.
3. Revenue decreased by 2,000 dollars.
4. Traffic went up by 15 percent.
5. The number went down by 30.

5. Frequency & Time Expressions

1. We update the data daily.
2. Reports are created weekly.
3. We check metrics twice a day.
4. The team meets once a week.
5. Data is refreshed every 2 hours.

6. Ranking & Ordering

1. Product A is first with 500 sales.
2. Product B is second with 400 sales.
3. Product C is third.
4. These are the top 3 products.
5. Brand X is number one in the market.

7. Quantities & Approximation

1. We had about 1,000 users.
2. There were around 50 orders.
3. The number is more than 200.
4. It is less than 10 percent.
5. We had almost 5,000 visits.

Using Numbers in Data Analysis