How to calculate the percentage error?

Asked By bullet.dd 0 points N/A Posted on - 06/09/2020

Hello, everyone, I am facing a problem while calculating the percentage error. I looked out on many websites, but the formulas are very confusing and not understandable. Is there any way to calculate percentage error easily with an explanation?

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Answered By romasfleeman 40 points N/A #330494

How to calculate the percentage error?

While calculating the percentage error, there are two terms that you need to understand clearly. They are Experimental value and Exact value. The experimental value is the one that you have got through the experiment. The exact value is the real value of the outcome.

Use the following formula given in the image to find Percentage Error:

We won’t be getting a negative answer, since the numerator and denominator are enclosed in Modulus.

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