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>I'm not sure why anyone thinks significant digits in any way informs error rate In the majority of technical fields the standard is to round the result so tha
by aeternus 8y ago
>I'm not sure why anyone thinks significant digits in any way informs error rate
In the majority of technical fields the standard is to round the result so that the significant digits do correspond to error rate.
https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/tools/data_analysis/errors_sigfigs.html https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/tools/data_analysis/error...
- jhall1468 8y agoI'd expect that in academia for the most part. But this is a consumer product, so they aren't going to follow technical fields, and my hunch is that's for marketing reasons (it looks more authentic). But even then, rounding to the error rate is a standard practice, but it certainly does mean it's wrong or even unethical, it's just pointless not to. Unless of course your motivation is driven by marketing/sales.
- godelski 8y ago> it looks more authentic One might call that deception