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PRECISION VS ACCURACY

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Significant

d)

Estimate

2.
This bullseye demonstrates...
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
3.
When a measurement is repeatable and consistent it is said to have...
a)
High precision
b)
Low precision
c)
High accuracy
d)
Low accuracy
4.
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...
a)
accurate
b)
precise
c)
both precise and accurate
5.
A set of data are not close to each other, but the average of the data is very close to the actual value.  This set of data can be described as...
a)
accurate
b)
precise
c)
both precise and accurate
6.
It is a measure of how close measurements come to each other when they are made in the same way
a)
Accuracy
b)
Precision
c)
Error
d)
Extrapolation
7.

Measurements: 12.3, 14.5, 10.1, 16.9

True Value: 25.0

These measurements are…

a)

Accurate, but not precise

b)

Precise, but not accurate

c)

Both precise and accurate

d)

Neither precise nor accurate

8.

Measurements: 24.9, 25.2, 25.1, 24.8

True Value: 25.0

These measurements are…

a)

Accurate, but not precise

b)

Precise, but not accurate

c)

Both precise and accurate

d)

Neither precise nor accurate

9.

Does this image show results that are accurate and/or precise?

a)

Accurate, but not precise

b)

Precise, but not accurate

c)

Both precise and accurate

d)

Neither precise nor accurate

10.

Does this image show results that are accurate and/or precise?

a)

Accurate, but not precise

b)

Precise, but not accurate

c)

Both precise and accurate

d)

Neither precise nor accurate

11.

Does this image show results that are accurate and/or precise?

a)

Accurate, but not precise

b)

Precise, but not accurate

c)

Both precise and accurate

d)

Neither precise nor accurate

12.

Does this image show results that are accurate and/or precise?

a)

Accurate, but not precise

b)

Precise, but not accurate

c)

Both precise and accurate

d)

Neither precise nor accurate

13.

Does this image show results that are accurate and/or precise?

a)

Accurate, but not precise

b)

Precise, but not accurate

c)

Both precise and accurate

d)

Neither precise nor accurate

14.

Precision is a measure of

a)

how exact the measurement is based on its significant figures.

b)

How close the measurement is to the true value.

c)

Is based on the significant figures of the true value.