Chapter 1 Lecture Notes Significant Figures and …

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2 • If the digit following the last significant figure is a 5 (with no other non-zero digits after the 5), round down if the last sig fig is even and round up if the last sig fig is odd. The rule about "5’s" is necessary to avoid statistical bias in your calculations. Statistically

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