negative is below zero, positive is above
Expressed as a decimal fraction, -85.9 percent is equal to -0.859.
Sometimes you will take the absolute value of the percent error because your estimated number could be less than the theoretical, meaning the calculation is negative. But an absolute value is always positive. A percent error can be left as a negative though, and this would be perfectly acceptable (or even preferred) depending on what you're doing.Answer:In the sciences, a negative percent error indicates a low result. If you have a 0% error, then your observed (lab) result was exactly the same as the theoretical result. A 5% error could mean that your observed result was a little high. A negative percent error is possible; if your observed results were lower than the expected, then you would have a negative percent error. A -5% error could mean that your results were a little low. Having a negative percent error isn't worse than positive percent error -- it could mean the same thing. If you were to have a choice in having a 20% error and a -5% error, the negative percent error is more accurate.
No, a positive minus a negative can be either or positive or a negative.
-7 and 4?
1.9989% difference.
there is a ten percent difference.
The difference between 19.5 percent and 8 percent = 83.6364%
The percentage difference of 28 percent and 25.3 percent is 10.1313%
The difference between 41 percent and 22 percent = 60.3175%
The difference between the two is 20 percent.
no
-1 % <<<negative 1 pecent
5%% since the other is negative.
The percent difference between 45.75 and 42.24 = 7.9782% difference.
negative two and three fourths as a percent is-275% and -2.75 as a decimal
If the percent of change is negative, then it is wrong.