r/AskStatistics • u/Present_Net_3710 • 7h ago
Should percentages always add up to 100%?
So I'm playing a videogame that shows you some statistics at the end of a mission, one of those stats is damage taken, and it comes as a percentage. Suppose it is a squad of 2 players, and both take 0 damage. Should the final stats show 50% for both of them, or 0%?
50% would make the percentage work, and it would be statistically correct, but it would also imply that damage was taken, which isn't the case
0% feels right, but it would also be the only case in which these stats do not add up to 100%