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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/7/20 1:09 PM, wrote:<br>
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When we are calculating the average deviation for this lab, do
we need to use the percentages as percentages (for example, if I
had 62.20%, would I use this number as a percentage, so
0.6220?), or do we use the percentages as whole numbers (using
62.20% as 62.20)? Hopefully, this makes sense. Let me know if I
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<p>Since you are reporting percentages (e.g. - 62.2%) and not
fractions (e.g. - 0.622), I would report your deviation as a
percentage.<br>
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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D. (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pounds_aj@mercer.edu">pounds_aj@mercer.edu</a>)
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Director of the Computational Science Program
Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 (478) 301-5627
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