CHM121 Topic II: Evaluation of Analytical Data
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What is the main goal in performing a chemical analysis?

  • To measure uncertainties accurately
  • To eliminate errors and uncertainties
  • To produce a scatter of results
  • To estimate the true value with acceptable accuracy (correct)
  • Why is the true value for any quantity always unknown in chemical analysis?

  • Due to the experimenter's fault
  • Since measurement uncertainties can never be completely eliminated (correct)
  • Because of faulty calibrations or standardization
  • Because of the scatter of results
  • What is the significance of evaluating the magnitude of error in chemical analysis?

  • To determine the experimenter's fault
  • To produce a scatter of accurate results
  • To eliminate errors and uncertainties
  • To define limits for the true value with a given level of probability (correct)
  • Why are data of unknown quality considered worthless in chemical analysis?

    <p>To address and estimate the reliability of the data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the middle value of a sample of results arranged in order of increasing/decreasing magnitude?

    <p>Median</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which value is used advantageously when a set of data contains an outlier?

    <p>Median</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the mode represent in a set of determinations?

    <p>The highest value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the reproducibility of measurements and deals with repeatability and reproducibility?

    <p>Precision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is used to describe how close the results are, provided that they are obtained in exactly the same way?

    <p>Precision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which measure is calculated by dividing the sum of replicate measurements by the number of measurements in the set?

    <p>Mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does standard deviation from the mean represent?

    <p>Absolute error</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does accuracy indicate about measurements?

    <p>Closeness to true value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Precision" deals with which type of variability?

    <p>Within-runs and between-runs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Mode" represents which value in a set of determinations?

    <p>'x' such that f(x) is maximum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is used to estimate the uncertainty associated with the central value?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

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