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calculate the percent error and what this actually means?please help x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ILM Global Moderator 262 posts Exams: May 2012 Posted September 5, 2011 You can simply calculate the percent error by subtracting the experimental value from the literature value then divide it by the literature value, but pay attention that the value of "subtracting standard error calculation the experimental value from the literature value" is an absolute value so always is positive, then you will multiply it by 100%:Percentage error=|(experimental value-accepted value)/(accepted value)|×100% 1 person likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ice Cream is really yummy Live. Love. Smile :) VIP 195 posts Exams: May 2012 Posted September 5, 2011 Also keep in mind that IB gives more freedom with this, gives the teachers more freedom with this. So just check out with your teacher if they use another method, or want your percentage error to be within a certain margin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Access Denied VIP 120 posts Exams: Nov 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 just wondering if this is absolutely necessary I cannot seem to find a literate value for the rate of fermentation in yeast by sugars....thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Procrastination Everybody Dance Now VIP 241 posts Exams: May 2013 Posted September 5, 2011 There's another method. You take the absolut uncertainty and divide it into the value
inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/sciencu9/public_html/wp-content/themes/2012kiddo/header.php on line 46 Science Notes and ProjectsLearn about Science - Do Science Menu Skip to contentHomeRecent PostsAbout Science NotesContact Science NotesPeriodic TablesWallpapersInteractive Periodic TableGrow CrystalsPhysics ProblemsMy Amazon StoreShop Calculate Percent Error 3 Replies Percent error, sometimes referred to as percentage error, http://sciencenotes.org/calculate-percent-error/ is an expression of the difference between a measured value and the known or accepted value. It is often used in science to report the difference between experimental values and expected values.The formula for calculating percent error is:Note: occasionally, it is useful to know if the error is positive or negative. If you need to know positive or negative error, this is done by dropping the absolute value error calculation brackets in the formula. In most cases, absolute error is fine. For example,, in experiments involving yields in chemical reactions, it is unlikely you will obtain more product than theoretically possible.Steps to calculate the percent error:Subtract the accepted value from the experimental value.Take the absolute value of step 1Divide that answer by the accepted value.Multiply that answer by 100 and add the % symbol to express the answer percent error calculation as a percentage.Now let's try an example problem.You are given a cube of pure copper. You measure the sides of the cube to find the volume and weigh it to find its mass. When you calculate the density using your measurements, you get 8.78 grams/cm3. Copper's accepted density is 8.96 g/cm3. What is your percent error?Solution: experimental value = 8.78 g/cm3 accepted value = 8.96 g/cm3Step 1: Subtract the accepted value from the experimental value.8.96 g/cm3 - 8.78 g/cm3 = -0.18 g/cm3Step 2: Take the absolute value of step 1|-0.18 g/cm3| = 0.18 g/cm3Step 3: Divide that answer by the accepted value.Step 4: Multiply that answer by 100 and add the % symbol to express the answer as a percentage.0.02 x 100 = 2 2%The percent error of your density calculation was 2%. Calculate Percent ErrorLast modified: January 28th, 2016 by Todd HelmenstineShare this:GoogleFacebookPinterestTwitterEmailPrintRelated This entry was posted in Measurement and tagged example problems, experiments, homework help, measurement, percent error on May 16, 2014 by Todd Helmenstine. About Todd HelmenstineTodd Helmenstine is the physicist/mathematician who creates most of the images and PDF files found on sciencenotes.org. Nearly all of the graphics are created in Adobe Illustrator, Fireworks and Photos