Editors should allow only significant digits
“Out of 80 experiments, 45 (56.3%) had a favourable outcome.” If you read this sentence in a manuscript, would you want to edit the figures?I certainly would. There are too many digits in ‘56.3%’. The decimal 3 is meaningless; 56% is precise en...
Main Author: | Arjan Polderman |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Pensoft Publishers
2020-02-01
|
Series: | European Science Editing |
Online Access: | https://ese.arphahub.com/article/50999/download/pdf/ |
Similar Items
-
Should not be allowed to ban
by: M. G. Malaev
Published: (2018-06-01) -
Should interest be an allowable expense on government contracts?
by: Kennedy, Mark J., et al.
Published: (2012) -
Should publication be the only means of assessment?
by: Bichitra Nanda Patra, et al.
Published: (2013-01-01) -
Meniscal Extrusion in the Knee: Should only 3 mm Extrusion be Considered Significant? An Assessment by MRI and Arthroscopy
by: Muzaffar N, et al.
Published: (2015-07-01) -
Should platforms be allowed to charge ad valorem fees?
by: Wang, Z., et al.
Published: (2018)