What is the difference between relative measure and absolute measure when comparing population statistics?

uhh. yeah read the title. it has something to do with geography.





the test outline had this little section that said.


-be able to distinguish between "absolute measure" and "relative measure"


when comparing population statistics


and i have no clue what it means :(





it's grade nine geography, if that helps. :/

What is the difference between relative measure and absolute measure when comparing population statistics?
absolute measures are numbers with units. example there are 515 farms in state B, there are 51500 farms in the united states.





relative measures are percentages. e.g. 1% of farms in the United states are in state B.