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

This bullseye demonstrates...

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Jessie estimates the weight of her cat to be 8 pounds.  The actual weight of the cat was 10 pounds.  Find the percent error.  

• 15%
• 20%
• 25%
• 30%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

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

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

The students measured length during a science experiment, 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