document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=992281>Question 992281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find both experimental error and the percent error.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "experimental value: 2.4 ; known value: 2.5  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "not sure if you're dealing with absolute error.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is the absolute value of the error.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it doesn't really tell you if you were below or above the desired measurement.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if that's a consideration, then you would need to indicate the direction of the error as well.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your experimental value is 2.4 and your known value is 2.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the absolute value of the difference is |2.4 - 2.5| = |-.1| = .1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the relative difference is the absolute value of the difference divided by the known value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this would be .1 / 2.5 = .04 * 100 = 4%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so you're talking an absolute difference of .1 and a relative difference of 4%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the direction of the difference is important, then you would need to say that the absolute difference is .1 below the known value and the relative difference is 4% of the known value.\r<BR>\n" );
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