Quick reference tables for common educational and scientific work.

Common two-sided normal critical values

Confidence level Z critical value
80% 1.282
90% 1.645
95% 1.960
98% 2.326
99% 2.576

Selected SI prefixes

Prefix Symbol Factor
nano n 10−9
micro µ 10−6
milli m 10−3
kilo k 103
mega M 106

Common fraction equivalents

Fraction Decimal Percent
1/2 0.5 50%
1/3 0.333… 33.33…%
1/4 0.25 25%
1/5 0.2 20%
3/4 0.75 75%