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There is no error. The Earth is NOT a sphere, it is an oblate spheroid. This is caused by the fact that it is spinning. The spin makes the middle (the equator) bulge out. Thus if you measure the radius to the equator it is 6,378.1 km, while if you measure the radius to a pole it is 6,356.8 km.

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IF The weight of a rock is measured at 2.5 pounds what is the percent error in this measurement?

The percent error is calculated by taking the absolute difference between the measured value and actual value, dividing it by the actual value, and then multiplying by 100. If the actual weight is not provided, the percent error cannot be calculated.


The ratio of an error to an accepted value is called what?

The ratio of an error to an accepted value is called the relative error. It is a measure of how large the error is compared to the accepted value. By expressing the error relative to the accepted value, it allows for a standardized comparison between different measurements or experiments.


What is the percent error formula?

Percent Error is the difference between the true value and the estimate divided by the true value and the result is multiplied by 100 to make it a percentage. The percent error obviously can be positive or negative; however, some prefer taking the absolute value of the difference. The formula is the absolute value of the experimental value (minus) the theoretical value divided by theoretical value times 100. % error = (|Your Result - Accepted Value| / Accepted Value) x 100


The percent of an accepted value an error represents?

An acceptable error range depends on the application. For example, a 5-10% error range on political polling is commonly accepted as reasonable. A similar rate for surgical error would be appaling and targets tend to be in the 0.1-1% range.In general, an error range of 5%-35% is acceptable, with 0-5% being exceptionally good, and over 35% meaning the data is unreliable or chaotic.


The accepted value for the boiling water is 100.0 degrees Celsius when you measure this value in the laboratory your result is 98.5 degrees Celsius What is the percent error?

To find percent error, use this formula: (actual - experimental) / actual = x Then multiply x by 100 for your percentage. In this case, it would be: (100.0 C - 98.5) / (100) = .015 .015 x 100 = 1.5% There was a 1.5% error.

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What is the difference between low percent error and high percent error?

The difference between low percent error and high percent error is one is low and the other is high


What is the earth's polar circumference?

The metre was originally defined as one ten-thousandth of one fourth of the Earth's Polar circumference. i.e. 10 000 m from equator to pole. Giving a total polar circumference of 40 000 km. If fact the measurement was slightly in error, but the magnitude of that error is known.


How should a 46 percent rating be interpreted if margin error is 5 percent?

between 41 and 51 percent


How can one calculate percent error with multiple trials?

To calculate percent error with multiple trials, find the average of the trials, then calculate the percent difference between the average and the accepted value. Divide this difference by the accepted value and multiply by 100 to get the percent error.


What is the difference between the low percent error and the high percent error?

If it's high that means it's very off and away from the actual value. If you find a low percent error it is very close or close to the true value.


How well the results of an experiment agree with the accepted value's.?

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What is relative errors?

Percent error.


What does the term percent error refer to?

An error is the difference between a predicted value and the actual, observed, value. The percent error tells the user how close or how far off one was from the actual value in the form of a percentage.


What is The percent difference between an observed value and its actual value?

It is the observed error.


What is the percent error between 14 and 16?

If the accepted true value is 14 and the measured value is 16 the error is 14,3 %.


When an error of 1 percent is made in the length of a square error is?

The error in its area is then 2 percent....


What is 2 percent error OF 5 percent error?

1/100