Accuracy vs. Precision

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How close a measurement is to the true value is called..

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Accuracy

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This bullseye demonstrates...

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Low Accuracy & High Precision

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When a measurement is repeatable and consistent, it is said to have...

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High precision

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In the measurement '7.1 cm', which digit is the estimated digit?

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1

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A set of data are all close to each other, but they are not close to the actual value. This set of data can be described as...

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precise

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A set of data are not close to each other, but the average of the data is very close to the actual value. This set of data can be described as...

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accurate

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Measure of how close measurements come to each other when made in the same way

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Precision

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Student A

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Student C

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Which is the more precise measurement? Options: 4 mL, 4.3 mL

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4.3 mL