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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Which is the more precise measurement?

• 4 mL

• 4.3 mL

• 4.30 mL

• 4.300 mL

Describe the accuracy and precision of the image

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

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

• Accuracy

• Precision

• Significant

• Estimate

Volume?

• 63.5 mL
• 63 mL
• 63.55 mL
• 6 mL

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

This image is an example of...

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