Vagaries of the english language...

[Rockburner]

What word would you use to describe this:

A basic rating system from 1-5, so 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, is used.

The rating numbers are derived from various calculations resulting in partial numbers to multiple decimal places, (eg 2.46537986), which are then rounded down to the integer (eg 2) to give the rating value.

However as a "more detailed" alternative for some people, each rating value (the number with multiple decimal places) can also be returned.

What would you call the second style of return values? "Decimalised" seems both correct, and at the same time wrong.... but I can't think of anything else.

[KungFooBob]

Precision innit.

[KungFooBob]

Precision innit.

Maybe.

https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_(numbers)

[Cousin Jack]

Another vote fir precision.

[Rockburner]

Another vote fir precision.

"Precision Rating" ?

"Rating with extra Precision"? ("Kentucky Fried Rating"! (I have no idea where that came from))

"Precise Rating" might kinda work.

[Horse]

The description might depend on how you present the data.

For example, basic bar chart for the rounded scores, with a note that 'scores to [x] decimal places are available in Appendix Y', or 'on request', or 'in Table 1'.

Context

[Mr. Dazzle]

Dunno, but I feel this diagram will come into it. Usually does.

[Count Steer]

The term 'granularity' keeps popping into mind.

'Granularity applies to both numeric and categorical variables. For example, a numeric variable with 4 decimal places is more granular than the same variable with 1 decimal place'.

[Skub]

Likert scale?

Yes google is my fwiend.

[Horse]

Indicative or Outline
Vs
Detailed

Look for synonyms until you find something suitable.

[David]

"Awkward buggers" springs to mind.

[petrolpete]

I would put:
X: with a unitary resolution
X.x with a tenth of a unit resolution
X.xx with a hundreth of a unit resolution.

Strangely in french they have words for this:
Resolution au dixième (tenth of a unit)
Resolution au centième (hundreth of a unit)
Resolution au millième ( thousandths of a unit)

[katana]

What word would you use to describe this:

A basic rating system from 1-5, so 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, is used.

The rating numbers are derived from various calculations resulting in partial numbers to multiple decimal places, (eg 2.46537986), which are then rounded down to the integer (eg 2) to give the rating value.

However as a "more detailed" alternative for some people, each rating value (the number with multiple decimal places) can also be returned.

What would you call the second style of return values? "Decimalised" seems both correct, and at the same time wrong.... but I can't think of anything else.

Partial numbers feels wrong suspect it should be partial integers or fractions. But fraction doesn't feel right.

Who is the info aimed at? As there maybe a mathmatical term, which normals would not understand.

[Mussels]

The first method is rounded and seems horrific, someone will think there is equal spacing between 3, 4 & 5 but in reality they are 2.6, 3.4 and 3.6.
The latter doesn't have a name as it's more precise and a more complete answer.

[cheb]

I remember the phrase 'significant figures' from from schooldays, and also 'spurious accuracy'.

Any help?

[Rockburner]

The first method is rounded and seems horrific, someone will think there is equal spacing between 3, 4 & 5 but in reality they are 2.6, 3.4 and 3.6.
The latter doesn't have a name as it's more precise and a more complete answer.

Yup - that's why the "decimalised" data was re-introduced.

It's a moot point anyway because the terminology has gone into use - I was just trying to figure out if the term in use was correct or not, and if there was a better alternative.