The simple truth is that this may be correct! Nevertheless, that does not necessarily mean the Pareto Principle does not apply in any way. In these specialized instances, look for other relationships, correlations, and/or connections that help apply this principle in your approach for solving problems:
- It could be the percentage breakdown is not 80/20, but is 70/30 or 60/40.
- Perhaps the percentage breakdown is 40/40/20
- Perhaps the percentage breakdown is not a trifecta, but in a group of 4 or 5 or more