It can’t happen with honest rounding
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zloubida@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
It’s called rounding, and it’s quite common.
vivalapivo@lemmy.today 4 months ago
dracc@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
What rounding algorithm was used? I have a hard time coming up with values or methods to be more than a single unit off.
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
What rounding algorithm was used?
A wrong one clearly haha
zloubida@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Approve and disapprove are generally a collection of different possible response generally (for example strongly approve, approve, slightly approve) which all can be rounded. When you round the result of an addition of rounded numbers, the result can be slightly off, without changing the significance of the result.
starik@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
40.5 + 56.5 + 3.5 = 100.5
Something’s not right.
zloubida@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Unless 40.5, 56.5 and 3.5 are themselves additions of rounded numbers. It’s generally how that works.
starik@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
Using strongly/somewhat for approve and disapprove:
39.5 + 0.5 + 55.5 + 0.5 + 3.5 = 99.5
That could work.
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
=40, not 41
=56, not 57
Its only possible if you round up 40.1 to 41, which is also bad math. When there are 3 variables properly rounded up, you can only have 3x0.5 added.
FishFace@piefed.social 4 months ago
That is doing it wrong. You should only ever round as the last step before display.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Could they have 40.74 and rounded it down to the nearest .5?
KraeuterRoy@feddit.org 4 months ago
The bigliest and bestest President the world has ever seen obviously surpasses the wokist 100% barrier! First to ever do that!
starik@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
Using strongly/somewhat for approve and disapprove:
39.5 + 0.5 + 55.5 + 0.5 + 3.5 = 99.5
That could work.