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oops,
>  Digit_Count := Integer(Long_Float'ceiling(Log(Abs(Avg),10.0)))
>                 -Integer(Log(Sd,10.0));
should be
   Digit_Count := Integer(1.0+Long_Float'floor(Log(Abs(Avg),10.0)))
                  -Integer(Log(Sd,10.0));