Siginificant figures calculating zprob
Sarah Wang
sarah_wang23 at hotmail.com
Sat Apr 3 21:52:04 EST 2004
Hello everyone!
I want to calculate zprob(the area under the normal curve)
with python and I managed to find a function from the
internet.
But the problem is that the function calculates the result
with only a few significant figures. If I want to get the
20th number of the result(z-prob) what should I do? I want
to get the confidence level of "6sigma" and all I get at the
moment is "1".
I remember that Python's long type has unlimited number of
significant figures as long as the memory allows. What about
floating point numbers?
BTW, I don't have enough knowledge in numerical analysis.
Thanks in advance,
Sarah Wang
p.s. Apologize me if I have made any mistake writing in the
posting -- I am not very goot at both English and mathematics. :)
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