Rounding/Examples/0.0435 to Nearest Thousandth

Example of Rounding

$0 \cdotp 0435$ rounded to the nearest thousandth is $0 \cdotp 044$.

We have that $0 \cdotp 0435$ is half way between $0 \cdotp 043$ and $0 \cdotp 044$, and the convention is to round to the nearest even digit.

Sources

• 1972: Murray R. Spiegel and R.W. Boxer: Theory and Problems of Statistics (SI ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Variables and Graphs: Solved Problems: Rounding of Data: $1.3 \ \text{(d)}$