Scientific Measurement (Part 1)

This refers to how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value.

• estimate

• accuracy

• precision

• mean

This refers to how close a group of measurements are to each other.

• estimate

• accuracy

• precision

• mean

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

• 21%

• 18.37%

• 17.37%

• 21.02%

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You predicted that Lebron James would score 35 points during the game. However, he actually scored 28. Calculate your percent error.

• 30%

• 33%

• 75%

• 20%

This picture is...

• Precise

• Accurate

• Accurate and precise

• Neither accurate nor precise

Identify the description of this image:

• Accurate but not precise

• Accurate and precise

• Precise but not accurate

• Neither accurate nor precise

What type of relationship does this trend line indicate?

• Indirect

• Direct

Boyle's law states: The pressure and volume of a gas show a/an _____ relationship.

• Inverse

• Direct

By finding a value that extends beyond the range of a given value we are using...

• Correlation

• Extrapolation

• Interpolation

• Prediction

Estimating a value that falls between two known values is called...

• Correlation

• Extrapolation

• Interpolation

• Prediction