Percentage Error General Maths
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Example: I estimated 260 people, but 325 came. 260 − 325 = −65, ignore the "−" sign, so my error is 65 "Percentage Error": show the error as a percent of the exact value ...
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so divide by the exact value and make it a percentage: 65/325 = 0.2 percent error chemistry = 20% Percentage Error is all about comparing a guess or estimate to an exact value. See percentage change, difference and percent error calculator error for other options. How to Calculate Here is the way to calculate a percentage error: Step 1: Calculate the error (subtract one value form the other) ignore any minus sign. Step 2: Divide the error
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by the exact value (we get a decimal number) Step 3: Convert that to a percentage (by multiplying by 100 and adding a "%" sign) As A Formula This is the formula for "Percentage Error": |Approximate Value − Exact Value| × 100% |Exact Value| (The "|" symbols mean absolute value, so negatives become positive) Example: I thought 70 people would turn up to the concert, but in fact
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80 did! |70 − 80| |80| × 100% = 10 80 × 100% = 12.5% I was in error by 12.5% Example: The report said the carpark held 240 cars, but we counted only 200 parking spaces. |240 − 200| |200| × 100% = 40 200 × 100% = 20% The report had a 20% error. We can also use a theoretical value (when it is well known) instead of an exact value. Example: Sam does an experiment to find how long it takes an apple to drop 2 meters. The theoreticalvalue (using physics formulas)is 0.64 seconds. But Sam measures 0.62 seconds, which is an approximate value. |0.62 − 0.64| |0.64| × 100% = 0.02 0.64 × 100% = 3% (to nearest 1%) So Sam was only 3% off. Without "Absolute Value" We can also use the formula without "Absolute Value". This can give a positive or negative result, which may be useful to know. Approximate Value − Exact Value × 100% Exact Value Example: They forecast 20 mm of rain, but we really got 25 mm. 20 − 25 25 × 100% = −5 25 × 100% = −20% They were in error by −20% (their estimate was too low) InMeasurementMeasuring instruments are no
Education Maths General Mathematics Percentage error Results 1 to 4 of 4 Thread: Percentage error LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks Bookmark & Share Digg this Thread!Add Thread to del.icio.usTweet this threadShare on FacebookReddit! Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Rate This Thread negative percent error Current Rating Excellent Good Average Bad Terrible 29 Oct 2006,5:23 PM #1 [trent] Junior Member Join
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Date May 2004 HSC 2006 Gender Male Location Newcastle Posts 169 Rep Power 10 Percentage error Hi, I'm feeling really stupid right about now because what is a good percent error I can't get my head around how to do percentage error. The question is: Christine measured the length of her room to be 15.2 meters. What is the percentage error (2 d.p) I know the range of error is 15.25 https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/percentage-error.html - 15.15...so .1 where do i go from there?!? Thanks!!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Twitter Facebook Reddit! Subjects: English (Ad), English Extension 1, Modern History, Extension History, Society and Culture Reply With Quote 29 Oct 2006,6:34 PM #2 Dr_Doom Executive Member Join Date Oct 2005 HSC 2006 Gender Male Location NSW Posts 1,241 Rep Power 9 Re: Percentage error Originally Posted by [trent] Hi, I'm feeling really stupid right about now because I can't get my head around how http://community.boredofstudies.org/11/general-mathematics/125985/percentage-error.html to do percentage error. The question is: Christine measured the length of her room to be 15.2 meters. What is the percentage error (2 d.p) I know the range of error is 15.25 - 15.15...so .1 where do i go from there?!? Thanks!!! Percentage error = absolute error / measurement x 100 absolute error = 1/2 the precision precision = lowest unit (in this case 0.1 m) so absolute error is 0.05 m therefore: Percentage error = 0.05 / 15.2 X 100 xD Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Twitter Facebook Reddit! Reply With Quote 29 Oct 2006,6:49 PM #3 PC Senior Member Join Date Aug 2004 HSC N/A Gender Undisclosed Location Sydney Posts 624 Rep Power 9 Re: Percentage error Because Christine measured her room and got a measurement of 15.2 metres, you have to assume that measurements can be made to an accuracy of at least 1 decimal place. So this is basically the precision of the measuring device. Precision = 0.1 m Then as Dr Doom said, Absolute error = 1/2 x Precision = 1/2 x 0.1 = 0.05 m Percentage = Abs Error/Measurement x 100/1 = 0.05/15.2 x 100/1 = 0.3289473684 ~ 0.33% Limits = Measurement � Abs Error = 15.2 � 0.05 That's where you get your range from. ------------ Damn PCs. Those question marks are supposed to be plus/minus signs. I can type them on my Mac. When are PCs going to catch up! Last edited
or real value. Then, convert the ratio to a percent. We can expresss the percent error with the following formula shown below: The amount of error is a subtraction between the http://www.basic-mathematics.com/calculating-percent-error.html measured value and the accepted value Keep in mind that when computing the amount of error, you are always looking for a positive value. Therefore, always subtract the smaller value from the bigger. In https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hueMSvGh-9g other words, amount of error = bigger − smaller Percent error word problem #1 A student made a mistake when measuring the volume of a big container. He found the volume to be 65 percent error liters. However, the real value for the volume is 50 liters. What is the percent error? Percent error = (amount of error)/accepted value amount of error = 65 - 50 = 15 The accepted value is obviously the real value for the volume, which 50 So, percent error = 15/50 Just convert 15/50 to a percent. We can do this multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by 2 percentage error general We get (15 × 2)/(50 × 2) = 30/100 = 30% Notice that in the problem above, if the true value was 65 and the measured value was 50, you will still do 65 − 50 to get the amount of error, so your answer is still positive as already stated However, be careful! The accepted value is 65, so your percent error is 15/65 = 0.2307 = 0.2307/1 = (0.2307 × 100)/(1 × 100) = 23.07/100 = 23.07% Percent error word problem #2 A man measured his height and found 6 feet. However, after he carefully measured his height a second time, he found his real height to be 5 feet. What is the percent error the man made the first time he measured his height? Percent error = (amount of error)/accepted value amount of error = 6 - 5 = 1 The accepted value is the man's real height or the value he found after he carefully measured his height, or 5 So, percent error = 1/5 Just convert 1/5 to a percent. We can do this multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by 20 We get (1 × 20)/(5 × 20) = 20/100 = 20% I hope what I explained
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