You can choose to show from four to eight significant digits when the
program presents the results of analyses. The default value is six, which is a reasonable approximation of the resolution
and accuracy of most data. Not all of the numbers shown in analysis
windows conform to the user-set number of significant digits (for example,
many mean values are shown with more digits).
The significant figures setting affects only the display of results.
It does not influence the precision of data
storage or of internal mathematical calculations. |