I’m doing something that I should have done a long time ago: collect past series of posts into a single, easy-to-reference post. The following posts formed my short series on what happens when too many significant digits are reported.
Part 1: An analysis of the report of this Nike app:
Part 2: Links to resources that discuss how many significant digits should be reported.
I'm a Professor of Mathematics and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas. For eight years, I was co-director of Teach North Texas, UNT's program for preparing secondary teachers of mathematics and science.
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