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A simple error of data entry when two digits in a number are reversed (transposed). | |||
When two adjacent digits are transposed the error will always be divisible by 9. | |||
For example: | |||
If 3,460 should be 3,640 | |||
the difference is 180 (3,640-3,460=180) | |||
180/9 = 20. | |||
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Similar errors with non-numerical data. | |||
For example ABC entered wrongly as ACB. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[ | * [[Double counting]] | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 14 August 2013
1. A simple error of data entry when two digits in a number are reversed (transposed).
When two adjacent digits are transposed the error will always be divisible by 9.
For example: If 3,460 should be 3,640 the difference is 180 (3,640-3,460=180) 180/9 = 20.
2.
Similar errors with non-numerical data.
For example ABC entered wrongly as ACB.
