Math problems
A graphic with an article about French wine in Wednesday’s Food section
overstated the quantity of exports. The 1999 figure should have been
1.6 billion liters, not 160 billion. The 2004 figure should have been
1.42 billion liters, not 142.1 billion.
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In "Just Like a Woman," Salon incorrectly stated that the 13-to-1
ratio of males to females who scored over 700 on the math SAT in 1980 has
changed little since then. In fact, the ratio has changed significantly and
is now 2.8 to 1. The story has been corrected.
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