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Rounding numbers The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Eugene H. Blackstone, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 152, Issue 6, Pages 1481-1483 (December 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.09.003 Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Raw statistical printout summarizing several aspects of the distribution of preoperative high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in a study of 977 patients. Note the variable number of digits and significant figures. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, 1481-1483DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.09.003) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Sample printout of summary statistics. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, 1481-1483DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.09.003) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions