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Round

Meaning in statistics, with examples

/raʊnd/verbCore term

In statistics, round means: To change a number to a simpler nearby value with fewer digits; for example, 3.4762 rounded to two decimal places is 3.48.

In Turkish: yuvarlamak

How it is used

Common phrases: 'round to two decimal places', 'round up', 'round down', 'rounded to the nearest whole number'. Reporting guides usually ask for two decimals for most statistics and two or three for p-values. A table note such as 'percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding' is standard.

Example sentences

  1. All values are rounded to two decimal places.

  2. Percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding.

Common collocations

  • round to two decimal places
  • round up
  • round down
  • rounding error
  • rounded figures
  • summary statisticsA small set of numbers that describe a data set at a glance, typically the number of observations, the mean, standard deviation, median, minimum and maximum.
  • p-valueThe probability of getting a result at least as extreme as the one observed if the null hypothesis were true; a small value means the data would be surprising under the null.
  • descriptive statisticsNumbers, tables and charts that summarise the main features of a data set, such as its centre, spread and shape, without drawing conclusions beyond the data.

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