CSE 231: Numerical Analysis

Topics
Application of errors to the fundamental operations of
arithmetic, Calculation of error, accuracy and precision
Lecture 2

Shipon Tarafdar
Lecturer
Dept. of CSE
City University, Bangladesh

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Application of errors to the fundamental
operations of arithmetic

 Addition:

 Subtraction:

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Application of errors to the fundamental
operations of arithmetic (Cont.)

 Multiplication:

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Application of errors to the fundamental
operations of arithmetic (Cont.)

 Division:

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Calculation of error

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Calculation of error (Cont.)

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Calculation of error (Cont.)

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Accuracy and Precision
 Accuracy:
Accuracy is the degree of closeness between a measurement
and its true value. The ability of an instrument to measure
the accurate value is known as accuracy. In other words, it
is the closeness of the measured value to a standard or true
value.
 Precision:
Precision is the degree to which repeated measurements under
the same conditions show the same results. The closeness of
two or more measurements to each other is known as the
precision of a substance.

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Accuracy and Precision (Cont.)

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Assignment

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