Determine the precision and accuracy (scale) of 56.789
Take precision first and then accuracy
Precision Definition:
The number of digits in the number
Precision Calculation for 56.789:
56.789 has 5 digits listed below
Digit 1 → 5
Digit 2 → 6
Digit 3 → 7
Digit 4 → 8
Digit 5 → 9
Precision = 5
Accuracy Definition:
The number of digits to the right of the decimal point
Accuracy Calculation for 56.789:
Digit to the right of the decimal place 1 → 7
Digit to the right of the decimal place 2 → 8
Digit to the right of the decimal place 3 → 9
Accuracy = 3
Final Answer
Precision = 5
Accuracy = 3
Accuracy = 3
Test Your Knowledge?
- Accuracy measures the number of ___?
- Precision measures the number of digits ___?
What is the Answer?
Precision = 5
Accuracy = 3
Accuracy = 3
How does the Accuracy and Precision Calculator work?
Free Accuracy and Precision Calculator - Given an integer or decimal, this determines the precision and accuracy (scale)
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What 2 formulas are used for the Accuracy and Precision Calculator?
The precision of a number is defined by the number of digits in the number
Accuracy (scale) is the number of digits to the right of the decimal point
Accuracy (scale) is the number of digits to the right of the decimal point
What 6 concepts are covered in the Accuracy and Precision Calculator?
- accuracy
- How close a measurement is to the true value
- decimal
- Number in the form a/b where the result is not a whole number
- digit
- Any of the numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) used to construct a number
- place value
- the numerical value that a digit has by its position in a number.
- precision
- number of digits in a number
