Quick Question: Percent Difference is DIFFERENT from Percent Error right? $% Difference=\frac{|difference|}{average}$ $%Error=\frac{|difference|}{theoretical\ value}$ am i right? I want to confirm if I'm right before I tell my teacher because he marked me wrong in my lab report .

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Quick Question: Percent Difference is DIFFERENT from Percent Error right?

$% Difference=\frac{|difference|}{average}$
$%Error=\frac{|difference|}{theoretical\ value}$

am i right?
I want to confirm if I'm right before I tell my teacher because he marked me wrong in my lab report >.<

(btw, I'm not sure where to post this, so I just post it here . sorry)

anonymous · Answer

Yeah sure. http://www.mathsisfun.com/percentage-difference.html http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/percentage-error.html

anonymous · Answer

alright thanks