Percentage Error (Leaving Cert Mathematics): Flashcards
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What does percentage error measure?
What does percentage error measure?
Accuracy compared to true value, expressed as a percentage
Relative error formula
Relative error formula
Percentage error formula
Percentage error formula
Sign of error in percentage error calculations
Sign of error in percentage error calculations
Always positive
Definition of tolerance
Definition of tolerance
Acceptable range of error in a measurement
What does upper bound represent?
What does upper bound represent?
Maximum possible value of a measurement
What does lower bound represent?
What does lower bound represent?
Minimum possible value of a measurement
How to find bounds for measurement to nearest unit
How to find bounds for measurement to nearest unit
Add/subtract 0.5 of the measurement unit
Which bounds to use for maximum calculations?
Which bounds to use for maximum calculations?
Upper bounds
Which bounds to use for minimum calculations?
Which bounds to use for minimum calculations?
Lower bounds