Sources of Error (CHAPTER 01.03)
Effect of Carrying Significant Digits
Summary
Not carrying enough significant digits can give us inaccurate answers. In this lecture, a real-life illustration of the effect of using fixed decimal instead of significant digits is shown.
Learning Objective
After watching this video, you will be able to identify the effect of carrying significant digits on calculation of one’s outputs.
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All Videos for this Topic
Round-off Error: Definition and Examples [YOUTUBE 3:47]
Effect of Carrying Significant Digits [YOUTUBE 7:48]
Truncation Error: Definition [YOUTUBE 8:34]
Truncation Error: Example: Series [YOUTUBE 6:44]
Truncation Error: Example: Integration [YOUTUBE 6:12]
Truncation Error: Example: Differentiation [YOUTUBE 10:14]
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