waht does E1 mean

[jimjohn]

when i look at the descriptive stats for a variable, its mean says:
1.7664E1
can someone plz tell me what the E1 means. thanks!

[Melissa Ives]

It is scientific notation.
The true value of your mean is 17.664.
Change the format of the cell to show it without scientific notation.

Melissa

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when i look at the descriptive stats for a variable, its mean says:
1.7664E1
can someone plz tell me what the E1 means. thanks!
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