BrainPoP - Accuracy and Precision

It is a measure of how close measurements come to each other when they are made in the same way

• Accuracy
• Precision
• Error
• Extrapolation

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

• Accuracy

• Precision

• Significant

• Estimate

?

• High Accuracy & High Precision
• High Accuracy & Low Precision
• Low Accuracy & High Precision
• Low Accuracy & Low Precision

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Which is the more precise measurement?

• 4 mL

• 4.3 mL

• 4.30 mL

• 4.300 mL

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Describe the accuracy and precision of the image

• Accurate and Precise
• Accurate and not precise
• Not Accurate and Precise
• not accurate and not precise

This image is an example of...

• precision ONLY
• accuracy ONLY
• BOTH precision and accuracy
• NEITHER precision and accuracy 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Which Student is the most Precise?

• Alex

• Shandra

• Luis

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3D

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...

• accurate
• precise
• both precise and accurate

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.1

This bullseye demonstrates...

• High Accuracy & High Precision
• High Accuracy & Low Precision
• Low Accuracy & High Precision
• Low Accuracy & Low Precision

Which of these scenarios describes something that's precise, but not accurate?

• A field goal kicker who misses wide right on ten

  straight attempts

• A baseball player who hits safely in 56 consecutive

  games

• A darts player who hits nine straight bullseyes in a

  row

• A hockey player whose shots miss the net in all

  directions