Error and Percent Error

A bag of chips contains 100 chips. I estimated the bag contained 120 chips. What is the error?

• 20

• -20

• 120

• 100

A bag of chips contains 100 chips. I estimated the bag contains 80 chips. What is the error?

• -20

• 20

• 80

• 100

The attendance for the basketball game was estimated to be 15,000 people but 12,500 people attended. What was the percent error?

• 16.67%

• 20%

• 2500%

• 80%

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%

The deer population is estimated to be 17,600 in northern Illinois, but an actual count was 21,300. What is the percent error?

• 21%

• 17.37%

• 17.4%

• 21.02%

During the school fire drill the actual count of students was between 1380 and 1402. What is the most the absolute error could be?

• 22
• -22
• 2782
• 22%

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%

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

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