Wikijunior:The Book of Estimation

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Table of contents

• Introduction
• Numbers
  • Approximation of numbers
  • Accuracy and precision
  • Estimation in calculation –
• Measurement
  • Direct measurement
  • Indirect measurement 1
  • Indirect measurement 2 –
• Errors
  • Absolute error
  • Maximum absolute error
  • Accumulated error
  • Relative error
• Final quiz
• Summary
• Appendix I: Authors
• Appendix II: List of area formulae used in this book
• Appendix III: List of vocabularies (can be used as an index or glossary)