Accuracy, Precision, Range, and Percent Error
Learning Objective
I can differentiate between accuracy and precision and calculate range and percent error.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 6 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Explain the difference between accuracy and precision in your own words.
2. Imagine you are measuring the length of a table that is known to be 1.5 meters long. You take three measurements: 1.45 m, 1.46 m, and 1.44 m. Are your measurements accurate, precise, both, or neither? Explain your answer.
3. A student performs an experiment to determine the density of a metal. The accepted density of the metal is 8.96 g/cm³. The student's experimental values are 7.85 g/cm³, 7.92 g/cm³, and 7.88 g/cm³. Calculate the range of the student's experimental values.
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