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Re:Data scientists need to learn about significant digits by ta988 on Monday December 25, 2023 @05:38PM (#38766934)
Highly field dependent. In most of biology, two figures is often way above pipetting skills of most mortals (and robots). In physics in my meager understanding they are looking at close to 10 in some cases.
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Re:Data scientists need to learn about significant digits by lamename on Monday December 25, 2023 @05:44PM (#38766984)
Agreed. Based on the title, I took the context of the article as generic data science/analytics in industry, not cutting edge bio or physics.
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