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Because then you can assess how valid your results are =D

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Q: Why calculate percent error after doing an experiment?
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How much percent does it take so you know the experiment works?

You have to calculate the amount of error that can be expected in your experiment, and if the results exceed the experimental error, they can be considered to be meaningful. We would really have to discuss a specific experiment to see how this principle works.


How do you overcome or reduce the problem of random error and systematic error while doing an experiment?

how to reduce the problem of random error and systematic error while doing an experiment


Why do you need to calculate standard deviation and relative error?

to ensure your experiment is precise and to prevent error to happen during experiment


What term is associated with the reproducibility of an experiment?

percent error :)


How do you know if your measurements are accurate?

If it is within a certain percent error decided by whoever your doing the experiment for. As a standard I would pick 5 percent but it regards to medication it needs to be around 0.02 percent.


Can the answer of a percent error problem be 300?

Yes, your percent error can be over 100%. This means that somewhere during your experiment you made a big error.


Describe how to find the percent error in a calculation?

Percent error is typically used to describe the difference between an expected value and an observed value (measured in an experiment). To calculate percent error, you must know the expected (or theoretical) value, determined from reference manuals and formulas. Percent error = [(actual measured value)/(expected value) - 1] x 100% Let's say that you do a chemistry experiment, where you expect to use 30 mL of a hydrochloric acid solution to neutralize a prepared solution of sodium hydroxide. When you perform the experiment, you actually use 30.2 mL of hydrochloric acid solution. Percent error = [(30.2 mL) / (30 mL) - 1] x 100% = 0.667 % error


How do you overcome or reduce the problem of random error and systematic error while doing an experiment-?

You can overcome or reduce the problem of random error and systematic error while doing an experiment by increasing the sample size, which means averaging over a huge number of observations.


Can you calculate percent error of the results from an experiment?

(experimental value - accepted value)/accepted value x 100 This is an absolute value, so ignore any minus sign.


What can you ignore when you calculate percent error?

plus and minus signs


When you calculate percent error you ignore what?

plus and minus signs


What is a percent error?

It is a measure measurement of the amount of error made in an experiment. It is obtained by comparing the actual result, with the result gotten from the experiment. % error = [(experimental value - true value) / true value] x 100