When it’s not necessary to give an exact value, numbers can be rounded. Rounding means making a number simpler but keeping its value close to what it is. When rounding numbers the result is less ...

For example, to round the number 1,121,565 to the nearest million, look at the digit in the hundred thousands column. To round a number to the nearest 10, look at the ones digit. If the ones digit ...

But first, a quick disclaimer. As I talk, I do a lot of rounding of numbers, but the data you see on screen will be more exact. Things might have changed since I recorded this in mid-June.

You make up your own mind. In this episode of Just the Facts, "America by the Numbers." But first, a quick disclaimer. As I talk, I do a lot of rounding of numbers, but the data you see on screen ...