Precision and Accuracy Quiz

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

• Accuracy
• Precision
• Error
• Extrapolation

• Student A
• Student B
• Student C
• Cannot be determined

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

• Accuracy

• Precision

• Significant

• Estimate

This bullseye demonstrates...

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

?

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

The students measured length during a science experiement, they got 12 cm. But the actual measurement was 14.25 cm. What was the percent error?

• 15.79%
• 18.75%
• 2.25%
• 18%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

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

A set of data are all close to each other, and they are close to the actual value.  This set of data can be described as...

• accurate
• precise
• both precise and accurate