Percentage Variation Calculator

Formula

The formula to calculate the Percentage Variation (PV) is:

\[ PV = \left( \frac{AD}{B} \right) \times 100 \]

Where:

\( PV \) is the Percentage Variation (%)
\( AD \) is the Absolute Difference between the original number and the true number
\( B \) is the Benchmark or Original Number

What is a Percentage Variation?

A percentage variation is a measure of the ratio of the difference between two numbers compared with a benchmark or original number. In other words, it’s the ratio of the difference to the benchmark times 100.

Example Calculation

Let's consider an example:

Original Number (B): 100
True Number: 120

Using the formula to calculate the Percentage Variation:

\[ PV = \left( \frac{120 - 100}{100} \right) \times 100 = 20 \% \]

This means that the percentage variation for this example is 20%.