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How can a result be described as statistically significant but not practically significant?
You buy a thousand lottery tickets (different numbers) and win nothing. That is statistically significant because the chances of that happening purely by chance are pretty slim. But if the lottery is operated properly, the result is not practically significant. There is nothing that can be done. Tough!
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What will be the significant figures if you multiply 400 times 185?
When multiplying numbers, the result should have the same number of significant figures as the original number with the fewest significant figures. In this case, 400 has one significant figure, and 185 has three significant figures. Therefore, the result of multiplying 400 by 185 will have one significant figure. The answer would be 70,000.
When multiplying or dividing two numbers how many significant figures should there be in the answer?
The basic idea is that the final result should not be - or rather, appear to be - more accurate than the original numbers. Therefore, the final result should not have more significant digits than the original numbers you multiply or divide. For example, if one factor has 3 significant digits, and the other 5, round the final result to 3 significant digits.
When multiplying and dividing measured quantities the number of significant figures in the result should be equal to the number of significant figures in what?
The number of significant figures should be equal to the significant figures in the least precise measurement.
How many significant figures does the result of the following operation 8.52010 and times 7.9?
The product is 67.30879 which means it has 7 significant figures
What is 20.56120 g rounded to three significant figures?
20.6 is the result.
